A JAPANESE LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND INNER COMPARTMENTS, KOBAKO

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, the lids decorated with birds on perches, two possibly hawks and the third a small parrot, with details in hiramaki-e, tamaki-e, togidashi and kirikane, red and silver lacquer, inscribed to the side with a two-character signature for Ayabe and kao, 5.8cm x 9.2cm x 11.8cm. (6)