A three-case lacquer inroEdo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryLacquered and inlaid with Hotei seated on his treasure sack and holding a staff, in e-nashiji with outlines in pewter and gold lacquer, the reverse inscribed with the signature Sesshu and with the seal Toyo in gold and red togidashi maki-e, and the interior cases nashiji 2 1/2in (6.3cm) high注脚ProvenanceE.A Wrangham Collection, sold, Bonhams, London, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art, Part II, May 10, 2011, lot 170　Wrangham Collection, no.1816, purchased from Nihon Token, London, 1986The signature and seal refer to Sesshu Toyo (1420-1506), the great ink painter who depicted several Buddhist figural subjects.