A three-case lacquer inro


Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryOf oval section decorated in iro-e takamaki-e, hirame, gold, and black hiramaki-e against a dark brown ground with a design of an ancient pine tree in bold relief, the split and gaping trunk dusted with kinpun for effect, the numerous branches supported by bamboo poles, some embellished with gold foil, the interior cases nashiji; fitted with a hardstone bead ojime and a wood netsuke designed from a section of a branch applied with gold and shakudo pine needles and decorated with the characters Toki 3 1/2in (8.9cm) high