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A four-case inro. 19th century Signed: Shokasai and Shibayama, alongside an inlaid mother-of-pearl reserve with the seal: Shibayama Rounded. Kinji ground. In fine hiramakie with inlays, the faces and hands inlaid from finely engraved and darkly accentuated ivory, the god of luck Ebisu beside a large fish basket from which the tail of the fish looks out and Daikoku with a big sack and a lucky hammer on his back and a drum in both hands. Above them a rope with Shimenawa with Tanzaku in between and Tama under both gods. Nashiji to the inside. Ojime of wood. Height 9 cm Round collector's label in the top compartment Collection of Arthur Kay, F. S. A. no. 9112, together with a loose slip with thecataloge entry Private collection, Rhineland Compare: Wrangham Index, p. 251, according to which at least five members of the Shokasai group collaborated with Shibayama artists