A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH A SNAKE, SIGNED JOKASAI AND WITH A KAKIHAN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

The inro decorated in gold, silver, black and brown high-relief lacquer (takamaki-e) and gold and red low-relief lacquer (hiramaki-e), against an okibirame ground with gold foil, eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl and glass with a sinuous snake, its body continuing around the reverse and ends of the inro, nashiji interiors and risers, fundame rims
9 cm. (3½ in.) high

Maurice Feuillet Collection

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