ZOHIKO: A LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVER DEPICTING A SEASHORE LANDSCAPE WITH PAGODABy the Zohiko Company, Zohiko seal markJapan, 19th centuryOf rectangular form, the reddish-brown mura-nashiji ground finely decorated on the cover in predominantly gold hiramaki-e and kirikane with a pagoda rising from a thick pine forest on the seashore with further buildings, all below mountains towering in the background, a lone boatman paddling in the water. The interior of rich nashiji with gold fundame edges. The base of nashiji and lacquered with the elephant seal of the Zohiko Company.SIZE 5.3 x 16.7 x 9.3 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.The Zohiko Company is a famous company of lacquerers established in the late 17th century and still active today.