Lot 564 Dα

A three-case inro

With separate cord runners. Shakudo, the inside with silver. In iroe-takabori, a young samurai in ceremonial dress, a stiff fan in his right hand and a tachi in his left, on the reverse his son also in appropriate kimono, his outstretched left hand possibly gesturing to his father on the other side. In coloured, mon-type relief, three coats of arms on each side. A flat, oval ojime, in fine silver and gold relief with peony blossoms. Kagamibuta, dish of tagayasa wood, the plate of silver decorated in fine engraving with a hare in human clothes and a man with a manual labourer’s headband, each staking a boat.
Height 7 cm; diameter Manjû 3.5 cm