Lacquer incense box with plover
Price: € 360,00
A charming lacquer kôgô 香合 (incense box), decorated with a plover 千鳥 (chidori) in flight.
Of rounded circular form with a flush-fitting lid 印籠蓋 (inrôbuta), the cover is decorated with a single plover soaring across a soft silver matte ground. The bird is finely executed in gold hiramaki-e 平蒔絵, enriched with delicate black and red details. The interior is finished in glossy black lacquer, framed by a fundame 平目地 gold lacquer rim.
The recessed underside is signed.
Complete with the original signed and sealed tomobako 共箱 (storage box), inscribed Seisai 清斉.
Period: Japan, Shôwa period (1926–1989).
Dimensions: Diameter: 8.1 cm; Height: 2.6 cm.
Considering its age, the kôgô is in very good original condition, with only minimal wear consistent with age. Please refer to the photographs for a clear impression of the condition.
