Japan. Edo period. 19th c. Four-part with offset string-guide. On dark green ground in takamaki-e in gold various shells and coral twigs. Two shells inlaid mother-of-pearl. Inside dense Nashiji. Height 7cm, width 5.3cm. Sign.: Toyo. Condition A/B. Supplement: Coral-Ojime. Slightly rubbed.
Provenance: -Private collection Southern Germany.
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