A LACQUER INCENSE BOX IN THE SHAPE OF KOKINSHU BOOK
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box and cover decorated in gold, silver and red hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and kirikane, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold foil and silver, with various motifs representing good fortune and longevity, two sides with shibuichi inlays, the interiors and base in fine nashiji ground, fitted with inner tray designed in peacock feather, coral and plum brenches in a vase next to a fan, fitted with four small incense boxes with cherry blossom and maple leaf
4 5⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 x 1 3⁄4 in. (11.7 x 8.9 x 4.5 cm.)
A LACQUER INCENSE BOX IN THE SHAPE OF KOKINSHU BOOK
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box and cover decorated in gold, silver and red hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and kirikane, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold foil and silver, with various motifs representing good fortune and longevity, two sides with shibuichi inlays, the interiors and base in fine nashiji ground, fitted with inner tray designed in peacock feather, coral and plum brenches in a vase next to a fan, fitted with four small incense boxes with cherry blossom and maple leaf
4 5⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 x 1 3⁄4 in. (11.7 x 8.9 x 4.5 cm.)
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