A THREE-TIER LACQUER INCENSE BOX (KOBAKO)
edo period (19th century)
The cylindrical box decorated on the exterior in gold hiramaki-e and gold foil with the hollyhock crest of a branch of the Tokugawa family and scrolling grasses on a rich nashiji ground, interior and base matching nashiji
3 7/8in. (8.6cm.) high
拍品專文
An inscription on the lid of the box indicates that this piece was handed down in the Tokugawa family.