A metal-inlaid lacquer ryoshibako (document box)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryRectangular with a slightly domed cover and decorated in iro-e takamaki-e against a roiro-nuri ground with a dynamic design of Musashibo Benkei (1155-1189) in the dress of a sohei (warrior monk) as he is about to confront Ushiwakamaru, the young Minamoto Yoshitsune (1159-1189) on Gojo Bridge, the fittings on his naginata (halberd) and tachi (slung sword) embellished with metal inlays, the interior decorated with Ushiwakamaru's fan in inlaid silver on a nashiji ground 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 6 7/8in (32 x 26 x 16.5cm)注脚ProvenancePurchased from Orientations Gallery, New York, 1988