A LACQUER JUBAKO [FOOD CONTAINER]
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
The five-tiered cylindrical box and cover inlaid in mother-of-pearl and decorated in silver and gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a black ground with various flowers and grasses, the footrim and rounded cover with a band of stylised mon among scrolling foliage, the top with a stylised chrysanthemum, black lacquer interiors
42cm. high
A LACQUER JUBAKO [FOOD CONTAINER]
EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
The five-tiered cylindrical box and cover inlaid in mother-of-pearl and decorated in silver and gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a black ground with various flowers and grasses, the footrim and rounded cover with a band of stylised mon among scrolling foliage, the top with a stylised chrysanthemum, black lacquer interiors
42cm. high