A FOUR CASE 'WESTERN PARADISE' INRO. Japan, Meiji period, height 9.3 cm. Decorated in gold and silver hira- and takamakie with red accents and kirikane details on a roiro ground. Seiτbτ, the Queen Mother of the West, is depicted with her attendant, receiving the moon hare. The other side with the palace in the silver moon. Interiors finely decorated with flowers. Coral ojime. Minor restorations. Provenance: Swiss private collection, purchased at Galerie Koller, Zurich, May 1981, lot 542. ------------------------------------------------- FIVE-PART INRO WITH REPRESENTATION OF THE WESTERN PARADISE. Japan, Meiji period, h 9.3 cm. Gold and silver hira- and takamakie with details in red and kirikane accents over roiro ground. Seiτbτ, the Queen Mother of the West, accompanied by her servant, receives a boy with the moon hare. The back shows the palace under a silver moon. The inside finely painted with floral decoration. Coral ojime. Rest. Provenance: Swiss private collection, acquired from Galerie Koller, Zόrich, May 1981, lot 542.