A Small Lacquer Kogo (Incense Container)

The shallow, rounded square incense container decorated on the exterior of the kabusebuta (overhanging lid) cover in gold, aokin, keuchi and silver takamaki-e with two itomari or temari (balls made from silk thread), the smaller ball leaning against the larger one lying over pine needles, the design extending over the sides, all reserved on a seido-nuri ground, the rims of gold fundame, the interior of rich nashiji, the underside signed with lightly-incised characters Zeshin.

Estimate:£1,000

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