An Incense Box [Kogo] Mounted as an Inro
Momoyama Period (16th-17th century)
The circular box and cover decorated in gold, black and red hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and inlaid in carved ivory, stained ivory, coral, pewter, silver and mother-of-pearl with a pavillion in a rocky landscape with a waterfall and ducks, small mother-of-pearl sliding doors opening to reveal two Chinese figures, the interior of the box in dense nashiji, the reverse with a ho-o bird and a sho on a red lacquer table, now mounted with external himotoshi as an inro
7.5cm. diam.
An Incense Box [Kogo] Mounted as an Inro
Momoyama Period (16th-17th century)
The circular box and cover decorated in gold, black and red hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and inlaid in carved ivory, stained ivory, coral, pewter, silver and mother-of-pearl with a pavillion in a rocky landscape with a waterfall and ducks, small mother-of-pearl sliding doors opening to reveal two Chinese figures, the interior of the box in dense nashiji, the reverse with a ho-o bird and a sho on a red lacquer table, now mounted with external himotoshi as an inro
7.5cm. diam.
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