A FINE JAPANESE LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO

inscribed in gilt to the base, decorated in gilt and inset with mother of pearl, on one side with two bats in flight, the reverse with a landscape, inscribed 'Tsuchida Soetsu', 8cm high, complete with a square section ojime, finely carved with a figure, and a signed manju form netsuke, decorated with various insects, possibly inscribed 'Toyo', 3.5cm diameter

Provenance: The Peter Newall Collection.