A lacquered four-case inro

Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century

Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Decorated in gold togidashi maki-e and e-nashiji with a continuous scene of thatched dwellings nestled in a hilly pine forest, the interior of nashij, unsigned, with a lacquered wood square manju netsuke carved with a fruiting branch and an octagonal plain wood ojime. 9cm (3½in) high.