Inro with three black wooden cases, Japan, Meiji period, (1868-1912) Carved in a wood that could be zitan, one side is decorated in light relief with a poly-lobed reserve of the seven sages under a pine tree. The other side features a mountainous landscape with trees, water buffalos and a herdsman. It is fitted with a green-stained jadeite ojime. H. 6.5 cm