A SMALL MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID LACQUER SQUARE-SECTION BOX AND COVER

A SMALL MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID LACQUER SQUARE-SECTION BOX AND COVER

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Possibly made in the Ryukyu Islands, decorated to the cover with Budai He Shang seated underneath a pine tree, with an attendant carrying a flag behind him, the sides with floral sprays, all reserved on a black ground, the interior lacquered red, contained in a Japanese box, 6.2cm. (2)