A JAPANESE LACQUERED KEYAKI WOOD BOX

A JAPANESE LACQUERED KEYAKI WOOD BOX, COVER AND TRAY

TAISHO OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

Of square shape, the box with slightly rounded sides and the lid decorated with bamboo branches rendered in black, gold and silver lacquer, the knop modelled as the crescent moon; the tray embellished with two sakura blossoms and flower buds, 21.9cm max; with a tomobako wood box with a paper label to the side. (4)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.