A MOMOYAMA PERIOD SMALL RECTANGULAR WOOD COFFER and convex cover decorated in gilt and aogai with rectangular panels containing mandarin orange trees, maples, chrysanthemums, Chinese bellflowers and other plants, bordered by aogai strips, hanabishi and ishidatami patterns, with gilt metal carrying handle, hinges, hasp and lockplate, the interior lacquered black, (old damage and repairs), late 16th century

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A MOMOYAMA PERIOD SMALL RECTANGULAR WOOD COFFER and convex cover decorated in gilt and aogai with rectangular panels containing mandarin orange trees, maples, chrysanthemums, Chinese bellflowers and other plants, bordered by aogai strips, hanabishi and ishidatami patterns, with gilt metal carrying handle, hinges, hasp and lockplate, the interior lacquered black, (old damage and repairs), late 16th century
26.5 x 15.3 x 18.2cm.

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