Lacquer Ware

Incense Box (kogo)
Chequered Pattern
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, nashiji, silver inlay
17th c.
Diameter: 6.3 cm

Buddhist Ceremonial Tray
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl
14th c.
37.5 x 27.4 x 10.4 cm Incense Box (kogo)
Two Deer and Maple Tree
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, lead rim
Design in gold hiramaki-e on nashiji
15th c.
7.1 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm

Incense Box (kogo)
Pines and Cherry Blossom
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, lead rim
Design in gold hiramaki-e on nashiji
Late 16th c.
8.4 x 6.2 x 3.1 cm

Incense Box (kogo)
Pine and Tachibana Trees (citrus nobilis)
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, lead rim
Design in gold takamaki-e on nashiji
Early 17th c.
9.1 x 7.5 x 5 cm Stationery Box (suzuri-bako)
Cover: Court Carriage and Chrysanthemums
Cover interior: Deer and Maple Tree
Interior: Autumn Flowers
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, lead rim
Design in gold takamaki-e on nashiji
Early 17th c.
24 x 22.3 x 9 cm Stationery box (suzuri-bako)
Cover: Farmer Carrying Firewood
Interior: Fern
Korin School
Lacquered wood
Cover design in mother-of-pearl inlay
Interior design in gold hiramaki-e
18th c.
26.8 x 25.5 x 4.4 cm Incense box (kogo)
Luck symbols: Shochikubai (pine, bamboo and plum) and Buddhist cross
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, lead rim
Design in gold takamaki-e and silver inlay on nashiji
19th c.
7.4 x 7.4 x 5.2 cm Inro (container for a seal), 2 Sections
Two Deer
Ogawa Haritsu (1663-1747)
Seal: Kan
Lacquered wood, gold maki-e inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone
4.8 x7.2 x 2.1 cm Inro (container for a seal), 4 Sections
Chrysanthemums
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, gold takamaki-e
Late 17th c.
6.7 x 5.8 x 2.5 cm Inro (container for a seal), 2 sections
Herons
Ogawa Haritsu (1663-1747)
Seal: Kan
Lacquered wood, gold takamaki-e, mother-of-pearl and ceramic inlay
5.5 x 8.4 x 2.6 cm Inro (container for a seal), 5 Sections
Two Boats with Passengers
Signature: Shiomi Masanari (1647-1722)
Lacquered wood, gold, silver and coloured hiramaki-e
9 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm Inro (container for a seal), 5 Sections
Chrysanthemums and Wooden Fence
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, gold takamaki-e on nashiji background
Late 18th c.
9.1 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm Inro (container for a seal), 5 Sections
Pool, Bird, Reeds and Flowers
Tatsuke Hisahide (1757-1833)
Signature: Hisahide
Lacquered wood, gold and coloured takamaki-e
6.7 x 5.1 x 2 cm Inro
Butterfly on Leaf
Shiomi Seisei (1647-1725)
Signature: Shiomi
Seal: Seisei
Wood, gold maki-e
7.7 x 5.4 x 2.2 Inro (container for a seal), 5 sections
Waves and Rocks
Anonymous artist
Lacquer, gold, shakudo (copper, bronze and gold alloy)
maki-e
18th c.
8.8 x 6.2 x 3 cm Inro (container for a seal), 5 sections
Taira no Koremochi Fighting a Demon
Signature: Made by Kajikawa
Seal: Sakae
Lacquered wood
Gold takamaki-e, shibuichi inlay
First half of the 19th c.
8.5 x 5.6 x 3 cm Inro (container for a seal), 4 sections
Eagle Seizing a Pheasant
Signature: Kajikawa
Seal: Sakae
Lacquered wood, gold and silver takamaki-e mother-of-pearl inlay
First half of the 19th c.
6.9 x 6.3 x 2.5 cm Inro (Container For a Seal), 5 Sections With Netsuke and Ojime Well
Hedge and Ivy
Signature: Shun'ei
Lacquer, mother-of-pearl inlay
First half of the 19th c.
10.9 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm Inro (container for a seal), 4 sections
Chinese Figures Under Pine-Trees
Anonymous artist
Red lacquer, Tsuishu carving
First half of the 19th c.
7.1 x 6 x 2.4 cm Inro (container for a seal), 5 sections
Cranes Beside a River With Reeds
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood, gold maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay
18th c.
6.1 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm Inro (container for a seal), 5 sections
Hares and Bamboo
Anonymous artist
Lacquered wood
Design in gold maki-e, ceramic inlay
Late 18th c. or early 19th c.
8.4 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm

Inro (container for a seal), 6 sections
Autumn Field (Susuki)
Signature: Oka Tokosai
Gold lacquered wood, gold takamaki-e, moon in silver maki-e
First half of the 19th c.
9.4 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm Inro (container for a seal), 5 sections
Goose Behind Bamboo Fence
Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)
Signature: Zeshin
Lacquered wood, gold Takamaki-e
Shakudo (copper, bronze and gold alloy) inlay
7.7 x 5 x 2 cm