• A Five-Case Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
    A Five-Case Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
    The inro is decorated overall with sprays of chrysanthemums (kiku), bush clover (hagi), branches of cherry (sakura) and plum (ume), peonies (botan), iris (shobu), and fringed pinks (nadeshiko), lotus leaves (hasu) to the base and further bush clover to the top.
    9 cm. (3 1/2 in.) high
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  • A Four-Case Lacquer Inro, Edo Period (19th century)
    A Four-Case Lacquer Inro, Edo Period (19th century)
    Rosei sleeps on a low bed in the shade of a tree, a fan held in front of his face. The black mist emanating from him drifts off to the right, covering the reverse of the inro and contains his dream - a court procession.
    8 cm. (3 1/8 in.) high (the inro)
    3.7 cm. (1 1/2 in.) wide (the netsuke)
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