Property from a private collection 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-e and takamaki-e with shell detail and gold kirigane accents against a dense gold hirame ground, depicting on one side a stag and doe in front of a hagi ( Lespedeza bicolor ) bush by a stream under a crescent moon and on the other with a female courtier's carriage under a maple tree, signed Yōyūsai ; ojime lacquer 3 5/8in (9.2cm) high Provenance The Jade Dragon, Ann Arbor, Michigan