FOUR-COMPARTMENT INRÔ in lacquer with a hiramaki-e decoration in gold, silver and red, featuring kirigane and mura-nashiji on a black ground, depicting autumn plants and flowers alongside bundles of straw; the interior is finished in nashi and fundame. With a coral ojime. (Slight wear, minor chipping, small knocks on the lid, a small crack on a himotoshi, a small split on the inside). Japan, 19th century. FOUR-COMPARTMENT INRÔ LACQUER, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY. DIM. 8.2 X 4.5 CM (3 1/4 X 1 3/4 IN.) Provenance Sale of the estate of the dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar (1905–1986), Piguet, Geneva, 14 March 2012, lot 852.