A lacquer Kobako [Incense Box]
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
The rectangular box with rounded corners decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and okibirame on a kinji ground with thatch-roofed cottages and pavilions, a bridge and fishing boats on the shore of a river, the lid opening to reveal two small boxes with a cock, hen and chicks before a gate, brush fence and plum tree with warbler, the interiors and bases of the boxes nashiji
13.5cm. wide
A lacquer Kobako [Incense Box]
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
The rectangular box with rounded corners decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and okibirame on a kinji ground with thatch-roofed cottages and pavilions, a bridge and fishing boats on the shore of a river, the lid opening to reveal two small boxes with a cock, hen and chicks before a gate, brush fence and plum tree with warbler, the interiors and bases of the boxes nashiji
13.5cm. wide
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