Inro en laque à quatre compartiments signé Kajikawa Japon, époque Edo, XIXE siècle

à décor de cinq chevaux en or, noir et argent takamakie sur fond e nashiji et togidashi, netsuke seishiki en bois sculpté en forme de danseur shojo

There is a diagonal scratch above the head of the horse on the right. Also two minor loss to the gold lacquer near the posterior legs of the horse on the left. On the other side a very very minor chip where the second tier meets the third one and a small loss of lacquer to the neck of the black horse when the third tier meets the fourth. Some very light scratches to the surface of the inro overall. The wood netsuke with flakes to the painting and very small crackles.
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