RARE FOUR-DRAWER INRO IN BLACK, GOLD, RED AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL LACQUERED WOOD, WITH ZODIAC SIGNS, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (1615-1868), XIX CENTURY A fine rounded rectangular black lacquer inro with relief decoration of the twelve animals representing the Japanese zodiac in a garden with pavilion, bamboo, prunus and peach tree as good auspices. The metal spheric Ojime incised, the openable black and gold lacquered wood and metal Manju, with the original ribbon. The interior and risers gold nashiji. In very good conditions, very tiny lacquer losses by the rim of compartments, very minor wear on the surface. 7,6 cm high, 6,6 cm wide, the Inro 1,5 cm high, 3,5 cm wide, the Manju A RARE BLACK, GOLD AND MOTHER OF PEARL LACQUER FOUR-CASE JUNISHI INRO, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (1615-1868), 19TH CENTURY Provenance: from the heritage of a passionate collector in Genoa