A boxwood three-case inro, ojime and netsuke in the form of terrapins By Gekko, Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century Each naturalistically carved, the inro with the terrapin's head and legs retracted within its carapace, the eyes inlaid, signed in a sunken oval reserve Gekko, 10.8cm (4¼in) high; the netsuke as three terrapins clambering over one another on a broken roof tile, the eyes inlaid, signed in a sunken oval reserve Gekko, 4.9cm (1 15/16in) high; the ojime a terrapin with its head and legs fully retracted within its carapace, the eyes inlaid, unsigned, 2.3cm (7/8in) long).