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Case (Inrō) with Design of Ōni (Demon) Standing Behind Cloak of Arhat (obverse); Fly Whisk (Hossu) beneath Pine Tree (reverse), Tokoku Japanese, Wood ebony, carved relief with inlay of ivory, metal and malachite; Interior: plain; Netsuke: Jurojin on crane; Ojime: Child climbing rope, Japan — Case (Inrō) with Design of Ōni (Demon) Standing Behind Cloak of Arhat (obverse); Fly Whisk (Hossu) beneath Pine Tree (reverse)
Tokoku
19th century

Netsuke: probably Illustrating Legend of Urashima Taro., Tokoku Japanese, Wood, ivory, jade, Japan — Netsuke: probably Illustrating Legend of Urashima Taro.
Tokoku
19th century

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