A FINE RATTAN AND LACQUER KISERUZUTSU WITH DRAGONFLIESInscribed with a single character Ro 犂Japan, late 19th centuryA finely woven rattan pipe case of musozutsu form. The pair of dragonflies in various shades of lacquer face each other, one at the top looking down and other at the bottom looking up. Each creature’s body wraps around the opposite side of the case. Both creatures are treated with different lacquer techniques, the top example with its wings lacquered in ishime that starts a subtle gold and fades to black towards the tips, the veins lacquered in black. The bottom creature’s body is treated in the same fashion, the wings lacquered in silver with gold veins. Signed with a single kanji RO which literally means “deaf”.LENGTH 20 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear to lacquer and to the woven ground.