Four-compartment lacquer inrō, Japan, Edo period, 18th century

Four-compartment lacquer inrō, Japan, Edo period, 18th century The body, with a polished black ro-iro lacquer base, is decorated on one side with a large, open ogi fan, adorned with cherry blossom branches rendered in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, embellished with clouds in nashiji lacquer and small bells strung on a gold-lacquered thread. The design is framed by radiating strands inlaid with mother-of-pearl. A second, slightly open fan can be seen in the background. The reverse si

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