A Group of Three Wood Carved One-Case Inro, One Signed, Meiji Period or LaterThe first inro of flattened pouch shape with bumpy texture, monkey-carrying figural ojime and kagamibuta netsuke of corozo nut bowl and mixed-metal roundel; the second inro a cylindrical container with wood manju netsuke; the third carved throughout with turtles, signature on inro and netsuke, in fine condition, largest height 4.1 in — 10.5 cmProvenance:Flattened pouch purchased in 1976 from The Little Museum, TorontoCylinder purchased in 1978 from Jonny's Antiques Ltd., Shakespeare, OntarioTurtles purchased in 1977 from Robert Deveau Galleries, TorontoFrom an Important Toronto Netsuke CollectionEstimate: $600—800