OGATA KORIN CASE, LACQUER AND PEARL AND TINN INLAYED TWO-LEVEL COVERED BOX, Japan, Edo period, 17th century Rectangular in shape, the lid and sides decorated in gold and red hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with reeds, the interior containing five small boxes decorated with flowers and cranes on a coral background, the interior nashiji gold; restorations Dimensions: 11 × 24 × 21 cm (4x 9 ¼ × 8 ¼ in.) A pewter and mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquered compartmental box and cover, Japan, 17th century The arrangement of motifs, the technique (pewter and mother-of-pearl) and the dating can be compared with: a letter box dated circa 1700 and described as being in the style of Ogata Korin is held at the Cleveland Museum, under inventory number 1972.165. A shelf (shodana) dated to the 17th century is in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, under inventory number H-4523, and is classified as an important national cultural asset. The arrangement of patterns, the technique (pewter and mother-of-pearl), and the date can be compared with: a letter box dated circa 1700 and described as in the manner of Ogata Korin is in the Cleveland Museum, accession number 1972.165. A shelf (shodana) from the 17th century is in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, accession number H-4523, and is designated as an important national cultural property.