A GROUP OF THREE LACQUER KŌBAKO (BOXES FOR INCENSE) AND A LACQUER KŌGŌ (INCENSE C...

A GROUP OF THREE LACQUER KŌBAKO (BOXES FOR INCENSE) AND A LACQUER KŌGŌ (INCENSE CONTAINER) Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century Comprising a rectangular box decorated in gold and black takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and togidashi maki-e and highlights of okibirame and kinpun with an ox carriage by a shoreline lined with pine trees, the interior and base nashiji, the rims silver; A narrow rectangular box with a kabusebuta (overhanging) lid decorated with floral crests in gold hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the interior and underside with autumn grasses in gold and silver hiramaki-e; A rectangular box with lobed corners decorated with dancers in iro-e togidashi maki-e on a roiro-nuri ground, the sides kinpun and the interior and base nashiji; A small, circular box with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated with maple leaves and a cherry floret in gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane on a ground of simulated guri lacquer 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 5/8in (8.9 x 4.4 x 1.6cm), the largest (4). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing