A Japanese gold lacquer kodansu decorated in scattered hirame, hiramakie, takamakie and coloured lacquer on a kinji ground with pavilions in wooded river landscapes, the door opening to reveal three drawers with silver kiku handles decorated with a bridge spanning a river on a nashiji ground, with silver carrying handle, mounts incised with scrolling foliage (small crack, minor wear) -- 4½in.long.

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A Japanese gold lacquer kodansu decorated in scattered hirame, hiramakie, takamakie and coloured lacquer on a kinji ground with pavilions in wooded river landscapes, the door opening to reveal three drawers with silver kiku handles decorated with a bridge spanning a river on a nashiji ground, with silver carrying handle, mounts incised with scrolling foliage (small crack, minor wear) -- 4½in.long.
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