A roiro lacquer four-case inro
19th century
Decorated in gold and iroe-takamakie with a pair of pheasants perched on the edge of a cliff, with branches of flowering kaido (hall crabapple) issuing from behind and continuing on the reverse, with details highlighted in gold kirikane, the interior of rich nashiji; unsigned. 8.1cm (3 1/8in) high.
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