Lot 368 Dα

A four-case inrō. 18th/early 19th century

Displaying two ferry boats filled with passengers of different professions and social standing, meeting in the middle of a river with reeds in the foreground and rocks in the distance, all in takamakie, hiramakie in gold and silver, with a little red and black lacquer and togidashi on a kinji ground. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Wood ojime.
Height 7.8 cm; width 5.8 cm