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Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period


Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period    Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period

A small circular lacquer box designed to as a container to store incense (known as a kogo in Japanese). The rounded dome-shape lid features a distinguished design of hair ornament ribbons and combs executed in takamaki-e of contrasting gold and silver tone.

The design flows to the lower half of the container on a nuro nashiji background. The interior is a dense nashiji in a brilliant orange gold shine.

The maki-e decoration is very fine. One can even find miniature decoration on the combs. The expert hand also rendered a great motion of the ribbons. The item "Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period" is in sale since Tuesday, January 19, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Boxes".

The seller is "gallery-t" and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  1. Region of Origin: Japan
  2. Age: 1880-1910
  3. Primary Material: Wood
  4. Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  5. Type: Boxes
  6. Featured Refinements: Japanese Lacquer Box


Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period    Japanese Lacquer Incense Kogo Box with Fine Maki-e Design Meiji Period