A gold-lacquer four-case inro and four mask netsuke


Meiji eraThe inro decorated to each case with chrysanthemum and peony flowers in hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, 8.4cm long; together with a two-faced ojime of Okina and Onna masks in brown lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlays, 1.8cm high; a wooden netsuke Onna mask, signed Gyokumasa, 5cm long; a wooden netsuke Ko-shiwajyo mask, 4.5cm high; a tortoiseshell netsuke Namanari mask, 4.5cm high; and a shakudo and gold netsuke Yorimasa mask, signed to plaque on reverse, 5.1cm long.(6).