Japan, late Edo period – Meiji era, 19th century Black lacquered jingasa (samurai hat) with a granulated surface, decorated with a mon umebachi (stylised plum blossom) in gold lacquer, a chrysanthemum-shaped gilded metal finial, gold-lacquered interior with a pad bearing an inscription in ink, orange cord, 38.5 x 40.5 cm.