A four-case lacquer inro and a lacquered wood netsuke


The inro by Chikanao, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century, the netsuke Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryThe inro lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashi-e with a temple complex and rice fields before distant mountains, the interior cases nashiji, signed Chikanao and with a kao; the netsuke carved as a monkey kneeling with a young bamboo shoot resting on his shoulder, decorated in colored lacquer Inro: 3 1/8in (7.8cm) high; netsuke: 2in (5.1cm) high