Property from a private collection A FOUR-CASE CARVED BOXWOOD INRŌEdo period (1615-1868), 19th century Carved in emulation of a length of bamboo culm with well-defined nodes, a side-stem and leaves, and incipient roots, the top carved with two frogs, the interior black lacquer, unsigned; the boxwood netsuke carved as a lotus pod with loose seeds, leaf, and goldfish 3 3/4in (9.5cm) high Provenance Fritz Mueller Robin Buntin, Honolulu, January 2010