A BLACK LACQUER THREE-CASE INRŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

A BLACK LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and aokin hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with accents o

KŌAMI LINEAGE A black lacquer four-case inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e against a

TWO BLACK-LACQUER INRO Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first of upright form with four cases decorated with a continuous design of a monkey seated on a fruiting peach tree and eating a peach

KANSHŌSAI TŌYŌ (ACTIVE 19th CENTURY) A four-case lacquer inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in rōgin-nuri and

A LACQUERED LIGHT WOOD THREE-CASE INRO WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM AND PEONY Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of upright, rounded rectangular form, the light wood ground neatly decorated in gold, sil

HARA YŌYŪSAI (1772-1845/6) A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold, silver, and colored hiramaki-

INOUE HAKUSAI (1763-1840) A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold, aokin, silver, and colored hiramak

IIZUKA TŌYŌ LINEAGE A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with integral cord runners, decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e and hir

TESSHIN A Lacquer-Decorated Kiseruzutsu (Pipe Case) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The muso-zutsu pipe case of woven lacquered paper decorated with two persimmons in colored lacquer and inlaid s

THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to mid-19th century All shakudo, the first ovoid, finely cut in itozukashi ('thread-piercing') technique with sayagata (key-fret) patterns, the r

A LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH FANS DEPICTING THE SHOCHIKUBAI Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of square form with rounded corners, the mura-nashiji ground finely decorated

ANONYMOUS Suigetsu Kannon (Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century A hanging scroll brushed in ink on paper, depicting one of the thirty-three forms of the compassionate

A BLACK LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period, (1615-1868), 19th century An almost square suzuribako with sumikiri (chamfered) corners, the kabusebuta (overhanging) lid with a flat top, the interior fitted w

A BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kawari kabuto of momonari (peach) form of lacquered leather with an iron visor, the wide five-la

A GOLD-LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century A suzuribako with rounded corners, the inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid with rounded chiri-i edges, the interior fitted with a tray to

ARTIST UNKNOWN, TOSA SCHOOL Four Paintings of Scenes from Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th Century Painted in ink, colours, and gold on paper within bands of gold

A Japanese Shodana Black and Gold Lacquer Displaying Cabinet Edo Period, 18th Century of rectangular form raised on guri-shaped legs, comprised of four shelves, two storage drawers each with a pair of

A PAIR OF JAPANESE SILVER INLAID IRON AND RED LACQUER "ABUMI" STIRRUPS, SIGNED, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868), 18TH CENTURY, buckles suspend the vented, tapered necks, signed in inlay at the front ridges ove

ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY) Flock of Cranes Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century A six-panel folding screen in ink, color, and gold on paper depicting a flock of 17 cranes standing on the shore

THIRTEEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century All chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, or shibuichi, the first four copper; the first with a flying crane and

KUBO SHUNMAN (1757-1820) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/early 19th century A surimono depicting an ise-ebi (Japanese spiny lobster), two hamayumi (ceremonial miniature bows) with arrows in a stand, and

EIGHT FUCHIGASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first iron, shakudo, and gold, depicting dragons and clouds, signed Katsuryuken gyonen rokujugo Masayoshi

FOUR IRON TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first and second pierced with intricate key-fret patterning; the third and fourth each formed from 32 overlapping rivett

THREE FUCHI (HILT COLLARS) AND SIX FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first fuchi shakudo nanako and gold, with tigers and a cub crossing a river