A CIRCULAR LACQUER INCENSE BOX (KOGO)
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The circular shallow box with flush-fitting cover decorated in red, black, silver and gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kinpun and muranashiji on a gyobu-nashiji ground and inlaid in Somada style with a biwa and pipes (sho), and an open fan among scattered maple leaves, the interior with tomoe in gold hiramaki-e and aogai inlay on a sparse nashiji ground, pewter rims
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diameter
A CIRCULAR LACQUER INCENSE BOX (KOGO)
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The circular shallow box with flush-fitting cover decorated in red, black, silver and gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kinpun and muranashiji on a gyobu-nashiji ground and inlaid in Somada style with a biwa and pipes (sho), and an open fan among scattered maple leaves, the interior with tomoe in gold hiramaki-e and aogai inlay on a sparse nashiji ground, pewter rims
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diameter
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