A FINE LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING CHRYSANTHEMUMSUnsignedJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The gold-sprinkled roiro ground finely decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane to depict overlapping chrysanthemum blossoms of varying designs and different sizes, interspersed by smaller aster blooms, the interior of rich nashiji with gold fundame edges. HEIGHT 8 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and discoloration to lacquer.Provenance: French private collection, assembled in Paris during the 1950s and 1960s. Museum comparison: Compare a related four-case inro similarly decorated with overlapping chrysanthemum blossoms on a gold-sprinkled roiro ground, signed Kajikawa saku with a red 'tsubo' seal Ei, also dated 18th-19th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 29.100.884.Auction comparison: Compare a related five-case inro similarly decorated with overlapping chrysanthemum blossoms on a gold-sprinkled roiro ground by Hokugasai, dated 19th century, with a coral ojime, at Bonhams, The Last Treasures from the Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art, 19 July 2021, London, lot 140 (sold for 3,187 GBP).