A JAPANESE LACQUER FOOD CONTAINER, HOKAI

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Of typical form, with ribbed sides and raised on four tall spreading feet, with shaped metal fittings decorated with diamond patterns, on a deep brown lacquer ground, with a circular lid, 42.5cm x 37.5cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of James Benson OBE (1925-2018), purchased from Milne Henderson Oriental Art, London. James 'Jimmy' Benson worked as a submariner during World War II and later became the Vice Chairman of marketing company Oglivy & Mather International.