A shibuichi-nuri (simulated shibuichi) lacquer four-case inro By Kanshosai Toshi (Toyo III), 19th century The oval rectangular body with a shibuichi-nuri ground and lacquered with a shishiguchi dancer performing acrobatically, from the Noh play 'Shakkyo', the reverse with a peony lacquered in similar style, in gold and coloured takamaki-e, the interior of matt grey lacquer; signed Toshi with a kao. 8.2cm (3¼in) high. Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 石橋図蒔絵印籠　銘「桃枝（花押）」　19世紀 Provenance: purchased at the Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1970. Wrangham collection, no.1025. Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, 1995, p.304, Toshi (Iizuka Toyo III), second from left. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part I, lot 300. www.bonhams.com/auctions/18493/lot/300/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com