A carved red-lacquer two-case inro By Zonsei, 19th century Each side with a sunken panel, carved with literati in a mountain retreat on a formal ground within borders of swirling clouds, the interior of black lacquer, signed Zonsei with a kao; with an ivory ojime in the form of a small squid on a fugu fish. 7.9cm (3 1/8in) high. Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 中国文人図堆朱印籠　銘「村靖（花押）」　19世紀　 Provenance: purchased at Christie's, London, 1972. Wrangham collection, no.1167. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part II, lot 319. www.bonhams.com/auctions/19295/lot/319/ Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com