A four-case lacquer inro**
Edo period (18th century), signed Kajikawa Hidetaka
Decorated in varicolored gold takamaki-e, kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay with butterflies among dewy hydrangea blossoms against a black-lacquer ground sprinkled with nashiji flakes, the interior nashiji; with Shibayama-style ivory bead ojime inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers
3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) long
A four-case lacquer inro**
Edo period (18th century), signed Kajikawa Hidetaka
Decorated in varicolored gold takamaki-e, kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay with butterflies among dewy hydrangea blossoms against a black-lacquer ground sprinkled with nashiji flakes, the interior nashiji; with Shibayama-style ivory bead ojime inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers
3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) long
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