Description
Gold lacquered box with maki-e design of “Plum blossom” – “Kunio Kawai”(河合 久仁雄) – Japan – Mid 20th century
There are fine scratches on the bottom
The character “河合久仁雄” means “Kunio Kawai”, Japanese famous Lacquer artist in mid showa period.
Maki-e (蒔絵, literally: sprinkled picture) is Japanese lacquer sprinkled with gold or silver powder as a decoration using a makizutsu or a kebo brush.
The technique was developed mainly in the Heian period (794?1185) and blossomed in the Edo period (1603?1868).
Maki-e objects were initially designed as household items for court nobles; they soon gained more popularity and were adopted by royal families and military leaders as a symbol of power.
Height = 145mm
Size = 232mm
Weight = 659ｇ
Please have a look at the photos for your own impression.
