A GROUP OF THREE GOLD-LACQUER BOXES Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/late 1...

A GROUP OF THREE GOLD-LACQUER BOXES Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/late 19th century Comprising a two-tier stacking kōbako (box for incense) with lobed corners decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi maki-e and embellishments of kirikane, crushed shell and hirame with motifs alluding to Kochō, chapter 24 of Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji), the cover with two boys steering a dragon boat in Murasaki's garden, the sides with musicians in a phoenix boat, the removable tray with butterfly dancers, the interiors nashiji; A lobed kōbako with an overhanging cover with cut sides decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and gold foil with open and closed books and oversized chrysanthemum blossoms on a kinji ground, the removable tray decorated with chrysanthemums and crashing waves, the interiors and base nashiji; A rectangular box and cover decorated in Rinpa style with autumn plants in gold takamaki-e and inlays of shell and pewter, all on a fundame ground, the interior with floral lozenges in gold and brown hiramaki-e 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2in (8.9 x 11.4 x 6.3cm), the largest (3). Footnotes: Provenance The first, previously sold at Christie's, New York, September 17, 1997, lot 167 The second, James L. Bowes Collection, by repute For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing