A Japanese lacquered wooden box Kobako
Lacquered wood, silver plate with shakudo decoration, woven straw lining, black lacquer interiorThis lacquered wood incense ceremony box, lined with woven straw, is very elegant, crafted using the exquisite technique typical of Japanese art.The lid features a silver plate with a shakudo decoration depicting a rooster and hen enjoying themselves under a banana tree. Part of the leaf edges and crests are copper.Shakudo is a Japanese alloy of gold, silver, and copper that can be treated to develop a black, or sometimes indigo, patina similar to lacquer.
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Japan
Lacquered wood, silver plate with shakudo decoration, woven straw lining, black lacquer interiorThis lacquered wood incense ceremony box, lined with woven straw, is very elegant, crafted using the exquisite technique typical of Japanese art.The lid features a silver plate with a shakudo decoration depicting a rooster and hen enjoying themselves under a banana tree. Part of the leaf edges and crests are copper.Shakudo is a Japanese alloy of gold, silver, and copper that can be treated to develop a black, or sometimes indigo, patina similar to lacquer. - Schreiber Collezioni