The shape of this inro is constructed as an untied uzura-kago (quail cage), which is often depicted as a round cage with a band of lacquer decoration setting on bracket feet. See https://cultural.jp/item/irc05-G1306594 and https://tokyobay.keizai.biz/headline/1119/ for visual references.
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