Lot 549 Dα

A two-part inro

With separate, black lacquered cord runners in dark brown wood (one loose), the upper and lower sides of tagayasan, the rest of a finely grained wood. A praying mantis with extremely long feelers next to a twig in fine kinji, continued on the reverse. Inside a sliding compartment with two small and one large openings and three small compartments, filled with one almost square and two oblong lidded boxes of hard, almost black wood. Use unknown. Round ojime covered with kinji.
Height 8.5 cm