The inro: Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century, the netsuke by Miwa, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Lavishly decorated in shell, ivory, silver and coloured horn takamaki-e with a continuous scene of the master priest at Morinji Temple attempting to subdue a chagama (tea kettle) as it transforms into a racoon dog, the lid of the kettle flinging itself at the feet of two novices shown on the reverse, gesticulating in alarm, the top lacquered in gold and iro-e hiramaki-e and modelled as a simulated silk-tied cloth, the interior cases of rich nashiji, unsigned; the octagonal shibuichi ojime carved with silver filigree details, unsigned; the wood and ivory netsuke in the form of an archer about to slay an eagle; signed Miwa within a rectangular reserve. The inro: 9.3cm (3 5/8in) high; the netsuke: 6.2cm (2 7/16in) high.