TWO JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOXES]
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
The first decorated with an uchiwa [fan] in gold and silver lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and stone; the other decorated in gold high relief lacquer with mandarin ducks amongst rocks and waves, the interior with mitsu-tomoe mon against a nashiji [sprinkled gold lacquer] ground
The larger 5 in. (12.2 cm.) long (2)
TWO JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOXES]
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
The first decorated with an uchiwa [fan] in gold and silver lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and stone; the other decorated in gold high relief lacquer with mandarin ducks amongst rocks and waves, the interior with mitsu-tomoe mon against a nashiji [sprinkled gold lacquer] ground
The larger 5 in. (12.2 cm.) long (2)