λ AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE INLAID AND LACQUERED BOX

λ AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE INLAID AND LACQUERED BOX
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

With a hinged cover, decorated in gold and iroe hiramaki-e, with inlays in mother of pearl, horn and other materials; the top embellished with a boy playing the flute while seated on a large ox, with many flowers beside them, birds and a village in the distance, signed Kajikawa Kikosai to the left; the sides with further birds flying over variously-shaped vases and an ink stone; the inside of the lid with another bird flying over an inrō; 16.5cm x 36.5cm x 25.8cm.

Ivory Act 2018 exemption certificate, ref. 3WLZAAGS