A FOUR-CASE BLACK-LACQUER INRŌ WITH DRAGONFLIES Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

TWO BLACK-LACQUER INRO Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first of upright form with four cases decorated with a continuous design of a monkey seated on a fruiting peach tree and eating a peach

KŌAMI LINEAGE A black lacquer four-case inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e against a

A BLACK LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and aokin hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with accents o

KANSHŌSAI TŌYŌ (ACTIVE 19th CENTURY) A four-case lacquer inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in rōgin-nuri and

A LACQUERED LIGHT WOOD THREE-CASE INRO WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM AND PEONY Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of upright, rounded rectangular form, the light wood ground neatly decorated in gold, sil

INOUE HAKUSAI (1763-1840) A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold, aokin, silver, and colored hiramak

TESSHIN A Lacquer-Decorated Kiseruzutsu (Pipe Case) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The muso-zutsu pipe case of woven lacquered paper decorated with two persimmons in colored lacquer and inlaid s

A BLACK LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period, (1615-1868), 19th century An almost square suzuribako with sumikiri (chamfered) corners, the kabusebuta (overhanging) lid with a flat top, the interior fitted w

A BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kawari kabuto of momonari (peach) form of lacquered leather with an iron visor, the wide five-la

HARA YŌYŪSAI (1772-1845/6) A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold, silver, and colored hiramaki-

IIZUKA TŌYŌ LINEAGE A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with integral cord runners, decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e and hir

A large gold lacquer four-case inro depicting grasshoppers. Japan. Meii period. 19th Century. 6,5 x 6 x 2 cm.

A SMALL LACQUER KODANSU (CABINET) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Lacquered in iro-e togidashi maki-e and nashiji on a ground of rōgin-nuri with scenes from Shitakiri suzume (The Tale of the

A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embe

FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first rounded rectangular with a hammered-up edge, iron, gold, silver, and shakudo, depicting on side a rakan riding on a karyobinga b

KAJIKAWA LINEAGE A black and gold lacquer writing box Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A suzuribako with square corners and inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid, the interior with a nine-section ita

A LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH MONS Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, the roiro ground finely decorated with gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji with leafy scrolling

A LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH FANS DEPICTING THE SHOCHIKUBAI Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of square form with rounded corners, the mura-nashiji ground finely decorated

FOUR IRON TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first and second pierced with intricate key-fret patterning; the third and fourth each formed from 32 overlapping rivett

A FOUR-PANEL 'CHERRY TREE' FUSUMA (SLIDING DOORS) Edo Period (1615-1868), 19th Century Painted in ink and colors on gold leaf with a blossoming cherry tree, its long gnarled limbs stretching beyond th

TWO GOLD-LACQUER INRO One by Josen(sai) and one by Hasensai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first decorated in gold takamaki-e with a peacock standing with its tail feathers erect and traili

THIRTEEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century All chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, or shibuichi, the first four copper; the first with a flying crane and

A LACQUER COSMETIC BOX WITH DESIGN OF CLEMATIS Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The box with rounded corners and domed cover decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the design

A 'DUTCH-LEATHER' DECORATED BOX Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular, with a hinged cover and applied on the exterior with tooled and gilded leather, the interior lacquered black, fitted w