A Guri Lacquer Four-Case Inro with Matching Ojime and Netsuke, together with a Black Lacquer Four-Case Inro, 18th/19th CenturyCarved throughout with Totetsu (Chinese taotie) on multiple layers of red and black lacquer, with globular ojime and manju netsuke box and cover; together with a black lacquer four-case inro carved with scholars in shallow relief, guri lacquer with 7mm surface loss along the edge; both with mild wear and minor losses; overall in good condition, longest length 3.3 in — 8.3 cmProvenance:Guri lacquer inro purchased in 1977 from Robert Deveau Galleries, TorontoBlack lacquer inro purchased in 1981 from Waddington's, TorontoFrom an Important Toronto Netsuke CollectionEstimate: $1,000—1,500