inro, late 17th–early 18th century, with four compartments and a lacquered lid.

An Edo period inro, late 17th–early 18th century, with four compartments and a lacquered lid. The piece features two large reserves, one on each side, inlaid with tortoiseshell carved in low relief with a landscape motif. The base is made of burgau mother-of-pearl (aogai), cut and assembled in a wave pattern, used to represent a body of water integrated into the landscape.

The interior is finished with nashiji lacquer and gilt lacquer.
The whole is mounted with an agate ojime. The netsuke is a bako-netsuke (box netsuke) in the shape of a tobacco pouch, decorated with aogai motifs, and has a clasp adorned with a coral oni head.

For comparison, an inro of similar type (combining lacquer and inlay work) is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acquisition no. 29.100.768.