A superb four-case inrō of Shiomi Masanari lineage. Late 18/early 19th century

A superb four-case inrō of Shiomi Masanari lineage. Late 18/early 19th century Signed Shōtoku roku hinoe-saru toshi chūshun gyōnen nanajūsai ō 正徳六丙申年仲春/行年七十歳翁鹽見政誠 (Shōtoku 6 [1716], the 70 year-old man) and Shiomi Masanari 鹽見政誠 in seal shape Of standard shape bearing a glossy black lacquer ground, decorated with a red dragonfly amidst reeds on one side, and a praying mantis on the other side, lacquered in iroe-togidashi, gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. The top with a round dent, very minor crack to the lid of the second case from the bottom. Inside the lid the paper label of the Greenfield Collection with the handwritten no. ‘58’ in red Height 6.9 cm; width 5.9 cm

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