° Four-compartment inrō decorated with three karako musicians and an elephant in armor, Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century

° Four-compartment inrō decorated with three karako musicians and an elephant in armor, Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century Made of lacquered wood with a kimpun background, featuring four compartments, decorated in takamaki-e and gold hiramaki-e, with inlays of mother-of-pearl, ivory, dyed ivory, tortoiseshell, and coral using the Shibayama-zōgan technique. One side is adorned with three karako dressed in richly decorated costumes: the figure on the right holds a large banner surmounted b

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