A JAPANESE KOMAI INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER

A JAPANESE KOMAI INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of rectangular shape with a hinged cover and raised on four bracket feet, decorated to the top with a panel enclosing pavilions and thatched buildings in a mountainous river landscape, a silver Fuji towering in the distance; the sides with a dense pattern of vine leaves, the inside with a further depiction of Mount Fuji, the base with the dragonfly mark for Komai Otojiro of Kyoto (1842-1917) and sealed Nippon koku Kyoto ju Komai sei, 4.5cm x 10.5cm x 7.4cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Lord Montagu (1926-2015) of Beaulieu Palace House, New Forest, Hampshire.