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Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed, Hara Yōyūsai Japanese, Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and gold inlays; Fastener (ojime): ivory carved with abstract design; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a crab, Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed
Hara Yōyūsai
early 19th century

Inrō with Sparrows in Snow-covered Nandina, Hara Yōyūsai Japanese, Lacquer with gold and silver makie, coral, and applied stained ivory<br/>Ojime: bead with stylized medallions; green stone with gold makie lacquer <br/>Netsuke: round box with iris design, Japan — Inrō with Sparrows in Snow-covered Nandina
Hara Yōyūsai
After a design by Sakai Hōitsu
early 19th century

Inrō with Goose Flying across the Full Moon, Hara Yōyūsai Japanese, Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver, and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and togidashi, Japan — Inrō with Goose Flying across the Full Moon
Hara Yōyūsai
After Kano Seisen’in
19th century

Inrō with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree, Hara Yōyūsai Japanese, Sprinkled gold lacquer with gold, silver, and red makie, takamakie, and coral inlay<br/>Ojime: bead; tortoiseshell <br/>Netsuke: box with decoration of violets; gold makie lacquer with gold and silver makie, Japan — Inrō with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree
Hara Yōyūsai
After a design by Sakai Hōitsu
19th century

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