A LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVER WITH AUTUMN FLOWERSJapan, 19th centuryOf rounded rectangular form, bearing a kinji ground finely decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with autumnal flowers, leaves, and grasses, the background with distant pine trees and undulating hills. The interior and underside of rich nashiji, the interior further with gold fundame edges.SIZE 4.5 x 9.2 x 7.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minuscule losses.