A three-case lacquer sleeve inro
Meiji period (late 19th century), with signature Zeshin
The outer sleeve decorated in polychrome takamaki-e with a pine branch and a votive plaque (ema) depicting Daruma after a painting by Sesshu in sumi-e togidashi, the reverse with a pine branch and two cracked bamboo vases (hanaike), the inner compartments decorated with a spatula and a pair of tongs, all against a reddish-brown lacquer ground; with wood bead ojime
2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) long
A three-case lacquer sleeve inro
Meiji period (late 19th century), with signature Zeshin
The outer sleeve decorated in polychrome takamaki-e with a pine branch and a votive plaque (ema) depicting Daruma after a painting by Sesshu in sumi-e togidashi, the reverse with a pine branch and two cracked bamboo vases (hanaike), the inner compartments decorated with a spatula and a pair of tongs, all against a reddish-brown lacquer ground; with wood bead ojime
2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) long
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