Japan, 19th centuryFinely decorated in gold and silvery black takamaki-e with gold hiramaki-e and kirigane to one side with a minogame atop a rocky outpost by a stream, with two smaller minogame scurrying below, all below two cranes in flight, and to the other side with two cranes in a pond with bamboo below a single crane in flight. The frame with canted top corners and gold-splashed, red-lacquered borders. The wood of an attractive grain and color, with metal fittings in the form of stylized flying birds.HEIGHT 23.5 cm, LENGTH 28.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and minimal losses to lacquer along the edges.Provenance: Belgian private collection.