A lacquer small single-case inro By Tatsuke Takamitsu, early 19th century The shibuichi-nuri (simulated shibuichi) ground lacquered with kikumon (chrysanthemum crest) and kirimon (paulownia crest) in sumi-e togidashi maki-e, the interior of black lacquer; signed Tatsuke Kokyo saku with a red lacquer kao. 6.4cm (2½in) high. Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 菊紋桐紋図蒔絵印籠　銘「田附工鏡作（花押）」　19世紀前期 Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's London, 1970. Wrangham collection, no.1049. Published: E.A.Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, 1995, p.282, Tatsuke Takamitsu, top row, right. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part II, lot 196. www.bonhams.com/auctions/19295/lot/196/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com