EDO-MEIJI PERIODS (MID-LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A LACQUER INCENSE BOX (KOBAKO)
edo-meiji periods (mid-late 19th century)
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, lacquered on the exterior in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a roiro ground with motifs alluding to the Yatsuhashi (Eight-plank Bridge) episode of the Ise monogatari (Tales of Ise), with criss-cross planks applied with silver foil spanning a stream, a multitude of irises springing from the waters, the interior lacquered in gold hiramaki-e on a bright nashiji ground with flying cranes and scattered pine branches, the base also nashiji
7 5/8 x 4 7/8 x 2½in. (19.5 x 12.4 x 6.3cm.)
edo-meiji periods (mid-late 19th century)
Of rectangular form with rounded corners, lacquered on the exterior in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a roiro ground with motifs alluding to the Yatsuhashi (Eight-plank Bridge) episode of the Ise monogatari (Tales of Ise), with criss-cross planks applied with silver foil spanning a stream, a multitude of irises springing from the waters, the interior lacquered in gold hiramaki-e on a bright nashiji ground with flying cranes and scattered pine branches, the base also nashiji
7 5/8 x 4 7/8 x 2½in. (19.5 x 12.4 x 6.3cm.)