A RIMPA STYLE LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO WITH LUNAR HARES Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The wide rectangular body with a roiro ground decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with two moon rabbits, with red-lacquered glaring eyes, seated side by side, the reverse with a thin pewter-lacquered crescent moon. The interior lacquered in gold. HEIGHT 6.1 cm Condition: Overall, good condition, some wear to lacquered decoration and edges, few tiny nicks. The small crack visible on the right ear of the silver rabbit has developed into a tiny chip after the catalog image was taken. Provenance: British private collection. Auction comparison: An inro with a similar design, by Kanshosai Toyo, was sold at Bonhams, The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art, 8 November 2011, London, lot 250 (sold for 4,750 GBP).