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Case (Inrō) with Design of Curtains of State and a Woman's Fan, Koma Kōryū Japanese, Roiro (waxen) lacquer with decoration in togisashi sprinkled and polished lacquer; Ojime: gold lacquer bead; Netsuke: ivory "Dream of a Clam", Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of Curtains of State and a Woman's Fan
Koma Kōryū
late 18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of People Catching Fireflies, Koma Kōryū Japanese, Roiro (waxen) lacquer with decoration in togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer and nashiji (pear-skin) lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: metal (zogan) inlay with spider; Netsuke: carved wood with stone inlay of snail on broken roof tile, Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of People Catching Fireflies
Koma Kōryū
19th century

Inrō with Hawks on Perches, Koma Kōryū Japanese, Black lacquer ground with gold and silver togidashi, takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, red lacquer, and applied gold and silver foil<br/>Netsuke: gourd; guri lacquer, silver ring and stopper in chrysanthemum shape<br/>Ojime: butterfly and flower; cloisonné bead, Japan — Inrō with Hawks on Perches
Koma Kōryū
19th century

Case (Inrō) in Shape of Tea Caddy in Its Brocade Cover, Koma Kōryū Japanese, Lacquer, silver ground, gold, black and red togidashi, ivory lid; Interior: nashiji and fundame, Japan — Case (Inrō) in Shape of Tea Caddy in Its Brocade Cover
Koma Kōryū
19th century

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