Lot 358 Dα

A large five-case inrô. 19th century

Decorated to one side with a large waterfall and a maple tree branch along with a double gourd and brushwood bundles in allusion to Kosegi, the other side with a minogame with a Hôrai rock with shôchikubai and a flying crane above, all in gold and silver takamakie and hiramkie, kirikane, gold foil and silver wire on a black lacquer ground. To the inside nashiji and fundame.
Height 11.8 cm; width 6.6 cm