A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND TRAY SET BY THE ZOHIKO COMPANY

A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND TRAY SET BY THE ZOHIKO COMPANY
MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

Both of rectangular shape, with matching decoration of many flower sprays and tall grasses, all rendered in gold and silver hiramaki-e on the black roiro ground; the box with the Zohiko elephant-shaped seal underneath, 16.1cm x 34.2cm max; together with an inscribed tomobako wood box. (4)

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