An early black-lacquer small three-case inro 17th century The wide body with a roiro ground, lacquered with a troop of nine macaque monkeys playing around a large triple chestnut with foliage, in gold and slight-coloured takamaki-e with details of hiramaki-e and kirikane, the interior of nashiji; unsigned. 5.7cm (2¼in). Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 群猿図蒔絵印籠　無銘　17世紀 Provenance: purchased from Patrick Syz, London, 1995. Wrangham collection, no.2088. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part IV, lot 130. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20493/lot/130/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com