Kobayashi Chikamitsu (active circa 1930-1940)


A silver and mixed metal box for confectioneryShowa era (1926-1989), circa 1938Decorated on the cover in katakiri-bori with a lotus leaf, maple leaf, pine needles, and chrysanthemums on a shibuichi ground with details inlaid in gilt and silver, the circular body of silvered metal, carved all over with a basket-work design in low relief, the cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a bamboo node, the underside of the cover decorated with a bird in flight against a gilt ground, signed Chikamitsu to, stamped Jungin (Pure silver) on the underside of the boxWith a wood storage box dated on the underside of the cover July 21, 1938 and with two seals 7 3/4in (19.7cm) diameter