A SMALL LACQUERED AND GILT WOOD LETTER BOX, FUBAKO
Japan, Edo period, 19th century


Rectangular section and rounded corners, on the outside a gold and silver decoration in high relief (takamaki-e) and fragments of gold leaf (kirikane) with pine trunks amidst the waves of a waterfall, the inside of the container and of the lid with branches of flowers and fences on a 'pear skin' (nashiji) ground.

4 x 22 x 6 cm

Provenance: Italian private collection.