A RARE LACQUER EXPORT JEWEL CASKET FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET, EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY

THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN

A RARE LACQUER EXPORT JEWEL CASKET FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET

EDO PERIOD, LATE 17^TH CENTURY

the rectangular chest of architectural form with hinged cover opening to reveal a compartment beneath, the cover with an opening for a mirror, the interior of the cover decorated in sumi-e on a gold ground, the top with a further compartment beneath a sliding cover, fitted with silver mounts finely engraved

31.5 x 22.5 x 28 cm, 12 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 11 in.