A lacquer box and cover


Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryIn the form of three overlapping uchiwa (Chinese style fans), each decorated with a different design, the uppermost with ivy vines and momijij (autumn maple) growing along a river, the middle fan with a classical Japanese mansion overlooking a garden with a meandering stream, the lowermost featuring hagi(bush clover ) bordering a waterway, all in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and kirikane on a kinji ground, the sides with an overall pattern of stylized chrysanthemum blossoms in gold and silver hiramaki-e and gold e-nashiji, the interior and base gold nashiji 4 1/4in (10.8cm) long