An ivory three-case inro By Adachi Masanobu (born 1838), 19th century The vertical rectangular body carved in relief with Kikujido seated on a rock, beside a fast-flowing stream and rapids, among chrysanthemum blooms, holding a spray of chrysanthemums in one hand and a brush in the other as he composes a poem, the reverse with chrysanthemums growing in a mountainous landscape among clouds; signed Fuji Masanobu with a kao. 7.6cm (3in) high. Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 菊慈童図象牙彫印籠　銘「藤正信（花押）」　19世紀 Provenance: M. Tafler collection. Michael Birch collection. Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 1989. Wrangham collection, no.1962. Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, Harehope, Northumberland, 1995, p.168, Masanobu, Adachi Fujiwara, third from left. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V, lot 226. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20555/lot/226/ Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com