A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO MEIJI 1868-1912 Decorated in hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with thatched buildings in a mountainous river landscape, with an ivory netsuke carved as a shishi resting its front paws against a large ball, with a large curling mane and a small movable ball in its mouth, unsigned, 7.8cm max. Provenance: an English private collection, Hampshire, acquired in the early 20th century.