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Case (Inrō) with Design of Buddhist Angel (obverse); Pine Forest (reverse), Tōyō Japanese, Silver shibuichi lacquer decorated with roiro (waxen) lacquer and gold sprinkled and polished hiramakie lacquer; Ojime: coral bead; Netsuke: metal zogan inlay pine tree, Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of Buddhist Angel (obverse); Pine Forest (reverse)
Tōyō
late 18th century

Inrō with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, Tōyō Japanese, Three cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and gold foil cutouts on black lacquer ground Netsuke: box with flowers; lacquered wood with hiramaki-e Ojime: coral bead, Japan — Inrō with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Tōyō
second half of the 18th century

Inrō with Ducks on Swirls, Tōyō Japanese, Inrō: four cases; gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay on red lacquer ground; ojime: fire agate bead; netsuke: Kappa; carved wood, Japan — Inrō with Ducks on Swirls
Signed Tōyō
second half 19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Shells, Tōyō Japanese, Lacquer, roiro, gyobu, gold, black, silver and brown hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame, Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of Shells
Tōyō
19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Persons with Mortar Making Mochi (obverse); Two Persons Shooting with Bow and Arrow (reverse), Tōyō Japanese, Lacquer, silver brown ground, incised; Interior: gyobu nashiji and fundame, Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of Persons with Mortar Making Mochi (obverse); Two Persons Shooting with Bow and Arrow (reverse)
Tōyō
18th–19th century

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