FOUR JAPANESE LACQUER INRŌ

FOUR JAPANESE LACQUER INRŌ
EDO/MEIJI, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

The first a four-case gold hiramaki-e and fundame inrō with all-over decoration of kotobuki characters; another a five-case inrō with a flowering prunus tree in gold kirikane, hiramaki-e and fundame; the third a four-case inrō with a red kotobuki character to one side and seashells for the kai-awase game to the other, the inside of one decorated with trailing wisteria, with details rendered in nashiji, hiramaki-e and gold leaf; the last a four-case inrō with tall grasses and a silver moon, in gold kirikane and hiramaki-e on a black roiro ground, signed Chikanao with kao; 9.7cm max. (4)

Provenance: the Tomkinson Family Collection.