EDO PERIOD, (LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
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A LACQUER BOX FOR TEA UTENSILS (CHABAKO)
Edo period, (Late 18th-Early 19th Century)
The rectangular box fitted with a removable footed tray, lacquered on the exterior and top surface of the tray in gold hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the cover with a a dragon clutching a 'pearl', the tray and each of four sides decorated with pavilions on a rocky shore, the interior, base and underside of the tray roiro and nashiji, rims pewter
6½ x 3 7/8 x 4 1/8in. (16.5 x 9.8 x 10.5cm.)
Edo period, (Late 18th-Early 19th Century)
The rectangular box fitted with a removable footed tray, lacquered on the exterior and top surface of the tray in gold hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the cover with a a dragon clutching a 'pearl', the tray and each of four sides decorated with pavilions on a rocky shore, the interior, base and underside of the tray roiro and nashiji, rims pewter
6½ x 3 7/8 x 4 1/8in. (16.5 x 9.8 x 10.5cm.)