QUADRANGULAR KOBAKO in gold lacquer, decorated with hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, kirigane and aogai inlays; the lid depicts a bridge beside a riverbank planted with a willow and a pine tree, the rim adorned with pine trees by the water’s edge, the interior decorated with autumn foliage, the base in nashiji lacquer, the edges rimmed with pewter. (Minor knocks and lifting on the lid). Japan, Edo period, 17th century. LACQUERED KOBAKO, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY. DIM. 3.8 × 8.2 × 5.3 CM (1 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/16 IN.)