Property from a private collection KAJIKAWA HIDETAKAA Black Lacquer Three-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with integral cord runners, decorated in gold, silver, and colored hiramaki-e and takamaki-e , against a background of black lacquer densely sprinkled with gold and silver hirame , depicting geese flying down to rice stooks hanging from bamboo poles, signed Kajikawa Hidetaka with a red seal 2 5/8in (6.7cm) high Provenance Rutherston and Bandini, London, November 2012