Property from a private collection INOUE HAKUSAI (1763-1840)A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold, aokin , silver, and colored hiramaki-e and takamaki-e against a gold nashiji ground, with 13 floral medallions, signed Inoue Hakusai , the interior gold nashiji ; red-lacquer bead ojime with gold-lacquer highlights 3 5/8in (9.2cm) high Provenance Edward Wrangham Collection, no.1699 , London, May 10, 2011, lot 282 Signature Published E.A. Wrangham, The Index of Inrō Artists , Harehope, Northumberland, Harehope Publications, 1995, p.66, left column, Hakusai, left