Lot 353 Dα

A four-case inrô. 18th century

Displaying an octopus with strong tentacles amidst billowing waves crashing on large and smaller sea rocks in two-tone gold takamakie, hiramakie a little black lacquer and with very large kirikane on a very fine nashiji ground. Ojime of iron and copper in shape of an octopus holding on to the neck of a pot.
Height 8.1 cm; width 5.4 cm