A group of six assorted pairs of fuchi-gashiraEdo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising a shakudo nanakoji pair with a ceremonial drum, an inro decorated with a paulownia crest, and a fan in iro-e takazogan, inscribed Tobari Tomohisa and with a kao; a shakudo nanakoji pair with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Groove and an oxherd on the back of an ox; a shakudo migakiji pair with Tamonten and a Chinese warrior in iro-e takazogan, inscribed Masayoshi and with a kao; a shibuichi migakiji pair with Choryo and Kosekiko in iro-e takazogan, inscribed Ichijosai Horotoshi and with a kao; a shibuichi migakiji pair with Gama Sennin in takabori and gold and copper takazogan, obscurely inscribed Shoju [] []; a shibuichi migakiji pair with Soki and an oni in takabori, shishiaibori, and gold and copper takazogan, inscribed Yasumasa and with a kao
1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide, the largest