EDO PERIOD (18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES)
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A LACQUER INCENSE TRAY (KOBAN), AND A LACQUER BOX FOR THE INCENSE CEREMONY (KOFUDAZUTSU)
edo period (18th and 19th centuries)
The tray of rectangular shape and raised on four bracket feet with angled upper edges, decorated on the surface in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, okibirame, uchikomi and gold foil on a bright nashiji ground with chrysanthemums, embellished by drops of dew inlaid in silver, 'bamboo' trellises, rocks, a river, two minogame crawling on the banks and two crests of the Hosokawa family, the underside matching nashiji; together with a cylindrical incense box, 18th century, decorated in gold hiramaki-e and gold foil on a nashiji ground with sprays of maple and chrysanthemum, the lid pierced with a silver-lined cross-shaped aperture to receive game tallies, the interior nashiji
6 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 7/8in. (17.5 x 9.9 x 2.2cm.), and 2 3/8in. (6.1cm.) high (2)
edo period (18th and 19th centuries)
The tray of rectangular shape and raised on four bracket feet with angled upper edges, decorated on the surface in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, okibirame, uchikomi and gold foil on a bright nashiji ground with chrysanthemums, embellished by drops of dew inlaid in silver, 'bamboo' trellises, rocks, a river, two minogame crawling on the banks and two crests of the Hosokawa family, the underside matching nashiji; together with a cylindrical incense box, 18th century, decorated in gold hiramaki-e and gold foil on a nashiji ground with sprays of maple and chrysanthemum, the lid pierced with a silver-lined cross-shaped aperture to receive game tallies, the interior nashiji
6 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 7/8in. (17.5 x 9.9 x 2.2cm.), and 2 3/8in. (6.1cm.) high (2)