A kogo [incense box] and cover | Edo period, 19th century

The Property of a Gentleman

A kogo [incense box] and cover

Edo period, 19^th century

the fine rectangular box with flush fitting cover, fundame rims, decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, gold foil, heidatsu and fine nashiji on a black ground, with Kiyomizu surrounded by cherry blossoms and pine, the interior with four boxes and covers, each with a roundel formed by a crane, inset into a panel and bordered in nashiji, and a fitted tray depicting Kinkakuji among pine trees

13 cm., 5¼ in, wide