A GOLD-LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRO By Yamada Jokasai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryA GOLD-LACQUER FIVE-CASE INROBy Yamada Jokasai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe fundame ground richly decorated with gold, silver, and coloured takamaki-e and togidashi maki-e, depicting birds of prey in flight, some perched on tall rocks, others bathing in the nearby stream, with kirikane details, the interior of nashiji with kinji edges; signed Jokasai. 8.3cm (3 5/16in) high.Provenance:Sold at Sotheby's, London, 1970.Edward Wrangham Collection, no.1000.Purchased in these Rooms, 9 November 2010, lot 260.