INRO WITH SHOKI AND ONI
Circa 1780 8.5 x 4.5 cm 3 ⅜ x 1 ¾ in
A five-case lacquer inro decorated in gold lacquer with Shoki, the mythical figure with the power of driving away the plague, and two oni begging for mercy under a pine tree on a black lacquer ground. The interior of nashiji. Unsigned 鐘馗鬼図蒔絵印籠 無銘