Lot 578 D‡α

Inro as a tonkotsu

Of kiri wood in the shape of a sack, hinged in the middle. Four drawers inside of light coloured wood. The outside decorated in fine relief in silver, ceramic, wood and ivory with five different masks: Okame, Oni and Hannya on one side, a man’s mask and Shiofuki on the other. Ojime in shape of a double-mask in lacquer. Netsuke of dark brown wood in shape of a beshimi mask, the yes in gold lacquer, the teeth in silver.
Height 8.3 cm; Netsuke 4.9 cm