MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A TWO-TIER LACQUER INCENSE BOX (KOBAKO)
meiji period (late 19th century)
Of rectangular shape with rounded corners decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane and kimpun on a kinji ground with flowering cherries and young bamboo beside a meandering stream, the second tier containing two small rectangular boxes similarly decorated, and a matching inner tray, the interior in nashiji
5 x 4 x 3.7/8in. (14 x 10.2 x 9.8cm.)
meiji period (late 19th century)
Of rectangular shape with rounded corners decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane and kimpun on a kinji ground with flowering cherries and young bamboo beside a meandering stream, the second tier containing two small rectangular boxes similarly decorated, and a matching inner tray, the interior in nashiji
5 x 4 x 3.7/8in. (14 x 10.2 x 9.8cm.)