EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURYThe tall rectangular panel made of cedar wood, decorated with a small hawk looking inquisitively at an insect flying before it, the elegant perch decorated with the head of a green oni and with a small feeder to the side, suspended from a fruiting branch of karin (Chinese quince); the decoration rendered in a variety of techniques including lacquer, ceramic and aogai (mother of pearl) inlays, an oval aperture with a bronze ring at the top for suspension, 128.3cm.See Bonham's London, 6th November 2012, lot 231, for a wood inro by Ritsuo with ceramic and aogai inlays and the same Naoyuki seals.Ogawa Haritsu (or Ritsuo) is famous for his practice of including inlays in a variety of materials into his lacquer pieces. His artworks often feature ceramic, metal, shell and other materials, giving his composition a three-dimensional effect.