Object Description
A Fine Japanese Black Lacquered Four Case Inrō Decorated with a Samurai Helmet ‘Kabuto’ to one Side and a Court Cap ‘Eboshi’ Laying Together with a Pair of Samurai Armoured Gauntlets ‘Han Kote’ to the other the Roiro and Mura-Nashiji Ground Decorated with Gold and Silver Hiramaki-e with Details Inlaid in Aogai
With Silver Copper Ojime
Kanshōsai Toyo
Signed in raised gold lacquer: ‘Kanshōsai with Kao’
Late Edo Period Early 19th Century
Size: 8.5cm high, 4.5cm wide, 2.5cm deep – 3¼ ins high, 1¾ ins wide, 1 ins deep