A rare blue-lacquer four-case inroEdo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryOf lenticular section and decorated with two playful puppies in gold and silver hiramaki-e against a glossy blue ground, inscribed Okyo utsutsu (After Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795), the interiors gold and silver nashiji with fundame edges; fitted with a silver bead ojime decorated with flowers in gold, copper and shakudo, signed Chikanori, and a lacquered wood netsuke of a puppy decorated with chrysanthemums 2 3/4in (7cm) high注脚ProvenanceDavid and Sandy Swedlow Collection, sold, these Rooms, March 25, 2010, lot 2005