A SMALL LACQUER INCENSE CONTAINER (KOGO)

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A SMALL LACQUER INCENSE CONTAINER (KOGO)
edo period (early 19th century), signed kajikawa bunryusai and with kakihan

The small round case decorated in low relief with seven gold maki-e chrysanthemum medallions inlaid with aogai in the spaces between the petals, the ground of the lid and the sides brownish-black lacquer and nashiji and the interior dense yellow nashiji, rims pewter--2½in. (6.3cm.) diameter