FOUR LACQUER OBJECTS, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

h max cm 21,5

The largest piece is a square-shaped incense container, Ko-dogu, with four compartments, decorated in gold lacquer on the lid and body with a flowering tree; an octagonal Kaioke box, adorned in gold lacquer with vine leaves on a black lacquered background; a rectangular Fubako box, decorated on the lid and body with a floral landscape featuring rocks and trees; and a square box decorated with birds flying through a landscape among clouds.