A GOLD LACQUER KOGO [BOX FOR INCENSE]
UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
In the form of an uchiwa [fan], the ribs and web of the fan decorated in two colours of gold togidashi-e, the top of the box with a butterfly, in silver and gold, flying over chrysanthemums, the sides with bamboo, plum and iris, the iris flowers in silver, all in usu-niku-takamaki-e on kinji, the base and interior in rich nashiji
10.3cm.
A GOLD LACQUER KOGO [BOX FOR INCENSE]
UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
In the form of an uchiwa [fan], the ribs and web of the fan decorated in two colours of gold togidashi-e, the top of the box with a butterfly, in silver and gold, flying over chrysanthemums, the sides with bamboo, plum and iris, the iris flowers in silver, all in usu-niku-takamaki-e on kinji, the base and interior in rich nashiji
10.3cm.