Metal, gilding, wood. Japan, 19th cent.
Two-leveled metal inro in a brown bronze alloy; silvery inside. Exterior decor is incised in katakiri and displays blossoms; the background is partially gilded.
The ojime is of honey-gold material; the netsuke offers a woman sitting of the ground, both arms on the knees and a basket at her side. Her head is tilted upward.
HEIGHT INRO 6,7 CM, NETSUKE 3,2 CM
From a Swedish collection