Property from a private collection A BLACK LACQUER THREE-CASE INRŌEdo period (1615-1868), 18th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and colored hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with shell inlay against a black lacquer ground, depicting spools of thread and bobbins, the interior of red lacquer with gold lacquer edges, the top case divided, two cases each inscribed with the name of a medication, unsigned; ojime stone 3in (7.6cm) high Provenance Harriet Szechenyi Collection , London, November 8, 2011, lot 367