Property from a private collection KŌAMI LINEAGEA black lacquer four-case inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e against a rich roiro black lacquer ground and decorated with Okame peering out from a circular window, one hand held to her face, looking at two oni fleeing from beans thrown at them in the mamemaki (bean scattering) ritual on the day before the beginning of spring, the interior gold nashiji , signed Kōami with a kaō (cursive monogram); ojime glass, with wood storage box 3 3/8in (8.5cm) high Provenance , London, May 11, 2010, lot 251