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Sterling 2-compartment inro in silver sheath.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Sterling 2-compartment inro in silver sheath.
A sterling silver 2-compartment inro. 19th century. Housed in a heavy reticulated repousse silver sheath. The obverse of the sheath is decorated with the figure of Hichobo (Tsuru) sennin riding a flying Manchurian crane, the whole inlaid in iron, gold, silver, shakudo, and copper. The reverse portrays Kinko holding a scroll while he rides the back of a giant carp and is inlaid with iron, shakudo, gold, silver, and copper. Signed on the bottom using a small raised square seal, read by Yukari Yoshida as Eizan. 3" x 5/8" The Helen & Jack Mang Collection Toraya Tokyo, Japan