A Ryūkyū tsuikin lacquer three-case inrō. Second Shō dynasty, 19th century

A Ryūkyū tsuikin lacquer three-case inrō. Second Shō dynasty, 19th century Of standard shape bearing a bright red lacquer ground decorated with a Chinese-style landscape with islands and boats on a wide lake, rendered in applied cut-outs of tsuikin lacquer paste in shades of green and brown, ochre and grey. Red lacquer to the inside. Restoration along the cord runners and two losses to the restoration. Height 9.7 cm; width 5.1 cm

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