MASAHARU: A LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) DEPICTING A LANDSCAPEBy the Arai Masaharu studio, signed on the tomoboka Masaharu with seal MasaharuJapan, Showa period (1926-1989)Of cylindrical form, bearing a richly gold-sprinkled black-lacquered ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with kirikane to depict a continuous scene with a bridge over a river amid craggy rockwork and a willow, the top of the cover with a thatched cottage below hazy mountains in the background. The countersunk base and the interior of rich nashiji, the interior further with gold fundame edges.HEIGHT 7 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.With a wood storage box (tomobako) signed MASAHARU with seal Masaharu.