MEIJI PERIOD, (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A LACQUER INCENSE BOX (KOBAKO)
Meiji period, (Late 19th Century)
The rectangular box fitted with a removable tray, lacquered on the exterior in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a roiro and nashiji ground with temples by the shore of a river, the riverbanks, rolling hills and clouds embellished with okibirame, the tray designed with a similar landscape, the interior, base and underside of the tray nashiji
5¾ x 4 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (14.7 x 11.7 x 6cm.) (2)
Meiji period, (Late 19th Century)
The rectangular box fitted with a removable tray, lacquered on the exterior in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a roiro and nashiji ground with temples by the shore of a river, the riverbanks, rolling hills and clouds embellished with okibirame, the tray designed with a similar landscape, the interior, base and underside of the tray nashiji
5¾ x 4 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (14.7 x 11.7 x 6cm.) (2)