Small Namban trunk shaped like a trunk with a domed lid. It is made of gold lacquer on a black background in shagreen frames. The front of the box is decorated with a cartouche decorated with a goose flying over a mound and on top of the lid two geese flying over a landscape. This chest has two handles and a beautiful engraved brass lock.
Red lacquer interior decorated with two butterflies.
Japan 17th century.
H: 30 cm; W: 45 cm; D: 24.5 cm
The hasp is missing.
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