Lot Essay
For a very similar example, see Goke, T., Hutt, J. and Wrangham, E.A., Meiji no Takara, Treasures of Imperial Japan, Lacquer, (London, 1995), cat. no. 22
19TH CENTURY
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A GOLD LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH INCENSE CONTAINERS
19th Century
The box and cover decorated in gold hiramakie and takamakie with a multitude of different type of chrysanthemums, the inner tray and the four interior boxes in gold and iroe hiramakie, takamakie and togidashi, the former with a parrot on a perch and a flower basket, the latter with lilies, roses, prunus and fuyo, nashiji interiors
12cm. wide
19th Century
The box and cover decorated in gold hiramakie and takamakie with a multitude of different type of chrysanthemums, the inner tray and the four interior boxes in gold and iroe hiramakie, takamakie and togidashi, the former with a parrot on a perch and a flower basket, the latter with lilies, roses, prunus and fuyo, nashiji interiors
12cm. wide