A JAPANESE THREE-TIER LACQUER JUBAKO (PICNIC BOX AND COVER)

A JAPANESE THREE-TIER LACQUER JUBAKO (PICNIC BOX AND COVER)
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of tall rectangular shape with tiers of various sizes, the sides and cover all decorated with pine, bamboo and prunus, a stream meandering to the side, and with further flowers and grasses on its banks; all rendered in gold and red lacquer hiramaki-e on the black roiro ground, 21.1cm x 11.8cm x 20.9cm. (4)

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