A very fine 19th. century Japanese Laquer Inro with the original Ojime Bead and Netsuke. It is decorated with horses in gold and silver laquer and has a signature to the bottom compartment. The bead is carved jade and the netsuke is of stained stag horn with a tiny stag horn frog sitting on it. There is also a signature. It is contained in the original silk case. The Inro measures 3 by 2 ins. and the netsuke is 1 3/8 ins. long.
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