Lacquer incense cabinet with lotus and kannon
A fine lacquer ko ̄dansu (incense cabinet) worked in gold and silver togidashi containing three drawers, the exterior decorated with sacred lotus flowers and leaves in a pond, the inside of the door depicting taki-mi kannon, the goddess of mercy seated on the cliff in front of a waterfall, and the drawers with scattered lotus flower petals on a nashiji ground, mounted with gilt metal handles and fittings. The interior of nashiji. With tomobako.
Unsigned
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1780-1800
H 21.4 × 27 × 18 cm
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