A Lacquer Kobako [Small Box]

A Lacquer Kobako [Small Box]
Edo period (mid-19th century)
The rectangular box with flush-fitting slightly domed cover, decorated in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, togidashi, kinpun, cut gold foil and hirame, the cover depicting a scene of Matsuho Bay from a poem by Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241), seaweed burner’s huts beneath pine trees on a seashore, stylised chidori [plovers] flying of the distance, the design continuing over the sides with further pine trees, mura-nashiji interior, fundame rims
12.4cm. long