A GOLD LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINER) WITH LUCKY OBJECTS (TAKARAMONO)Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The small box and cover, used for the storage of incense, of oval shape and finely decorated in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with some sprinkled gold flakes, depicting various lucky objects known as takaramono. These include Daikoku’s mallet, the hat of invisibility (kakure kasa), straw raincoat (mino), Hotei’s bag (takarabukuro), magical jewels (tama), pine saplings and ingots. The interior and underside of nashiji.SIZE 3 x 8.7 x 10.4 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear. A small age crack to the side. The interior with traces of use from incense.Provenance: From an important East German private collection, mostly assembled in the 1970s and 80s. Notes RefButton4