JOKASAI: A LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING SHOKI AND ONIBy Yamada Jokasai, signed Jokasai 常嘉齋 saku 作Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of lenticular section, the roiro ground sprinkled with dense nashiji and decorated in gold and iro-e hiramaki-e and takamaki-e to one side with Shoki seen through a circular window, his face with a grim expression, his finely painted beard and hair flowing as he watches a fleeing oni who is running away to the other side. The demon, surrounded by a billowing scarf, is neatly detailed with beautifully polished iro-e takamaki and hiramaki-e. The interiors of rich nashiji with gold fundame edges. The base with the gold-lacquered signature JOKASAI saku [made by Jokasai].HEIGHT 8.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear to lacquer and light rubbing to the surface.This design is traditionally attributed to the Zeshin school or to Koma Kansai.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related Zeshin school inro depicting the same subject, illustrated in Sydney L. Moss Ltd. (2014) Lac Lacquer Lacquest, no. 114.