A JAPANESE LACQUER SAGEJUBAKO (PICNIC SET)

A JAPANESE LACQUER SAGEJUBAKO (PICNIC SET)
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Of typical rectangular form, including a four-tier box and cover, a shallow tray, a drawer and a box and cover with two apertures for the pewter bottles; the top embellished with figures aboard two boats, one with a phoenix-shaped prow; the sides with flowering prunus trees; all rendered in gold and silver lacquer on the black ground, 31.7cm x 33cm x 19cm. (12)

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