A very finely executed Japanese lacquer "Inro" box 日本时绘"印笼"盒子一件 Meiji period 明治 The tall rectangular body with rounded edges, lacquered and inlaid with an "inro" decorated with a bearded man with elaborate floral pattern robes on a mule, inset malachite "ojime", and a red lacquered lion seal-form "netsuke", all in gold and colored takamaki-e, all on a hirameji ground; gilt metal ring mounts in the form of radiating Daikoku hammers on two sides; nashiji interior; Japanese wood box. (L: 9 3/4 in., W: 7 7/8 in., H: 4 1/4 in.)PROVENANCE: Property from a private collection, New York