A black-lacquer small three-case inro By Ittosai, early 19th century The vertical rectangular body with a rich roiro ground lacquered with four Noh masks, in gold and coloured takamaki-e, the interior of mura-nashiji, signed Ittosai; with a bone ojime in the form of Okame and Hyottoko masks, unsigned. 6.4cm (2½in) high. Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 能面図蒔絵印籠　銘「一東齋」　19世紀前期 Provenance: purchased from John Harding, London, 1964. Wrangham collection, no.364. Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p.94, Ittosai. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part III, lot 323. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20189/lot/323/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com