A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro
Signed Kajikawa saku and red pot seal
Edo Period (19th century)
Decorated in gold and nashiji flakes with a design of trees and rocky outcropping above a river
The stack of boxes is held together by a cord
With a carnelian ojime (bead) and attached lacquer manju netsuke
The interior of rich nashiji.
Height 8.5 cm
Width 5.4 cm
Depth 2.7 cm
Inro : traditional Japanese case for holding small objects, suspended from the sash most commonly used to carry official and medicine