ZOHIKO: A LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVER DEPICTING A SEASHORE LANDSCAPE WITH PAGODA

ZOHIKO: A LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVER DEPICTING A SEASHORE LANDSCAPE WITH PAGODA
By the Zohiko Company, Zohiko seal mark
Japan, 19th century
Of rectangular form, the reddish-brown mura-nashiji ground finely decorated on the cover in predominantly gold hiramaki-e and kirikane with a pagoda rising from a thick pine forest on the seashore with further buildings, all below mountains towering in the background, a lone boatman paddling in the water. The interior of rich nashiji with gold fundame edges. The base of nashiji and lacquered with the elephant seal of the Zohiko Company.
SIZE 5.3 x 16.7 x 9.3 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
The Zohiko Company
is a famous company of lacquerers established in the late 17th century and still active today.