Project Description
Four Case Lacquer Inro Decorated with Fireflies and Grasses by Kanshosai
Decorated over a fine roiro-kinpun ground with suzuki grass in gold togidashi, the fireflies inlaid in shell and tortoise-shell with coral eyes, dewdrops in shell. Old, probably French, collector’s label in the bottom case, numbered 392
Inscribed hogen eisen ga with kaō, signed Kanshosai with kaō. Mid 19th century
Height 8.1cm
MR4256