A LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH PEONIES AND BUTTERFLIESJapan, 19th centuryThe rectangular box and cover bearing a black-lacquered ground and decorated with two shades of gold hiramaki and takamaki-e with blossoming peonies and butterflies. The interior lacquered in black with gold fundame edges, the underside of nashiji.SIZE 4.1 x 4.6 x 10.8 cmCondition: Good, worn condition with some wear, traces of use, some losses particularly to the edges.Provenance: From a noted Czech private collection. Notes RefButton4