Offered by Mastromauro Japanese Art
Inro in lacquer with applications of gilded and burnished metal flowers, depicting the blossoming of the cherry tree, on a nashiji background.
The decorative branches on the inro were created using the maki-è relief technique in lacquer. The ojime is made of blond horn and the netsuke manju, carved from deer horn, depicts Fukura Suzume.
Origin: Japan
Period: Edo late 18th early 19th century.
Overall dimensions: 8 x 7.5 x 3 cm.
Netsuke size: 4.5 x 2 cm.
State of conservation: Very good