Six gold-lacquer containers and a stand Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century Each lacquered in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e: the first an octagonal four cabriole-legged stand decorated with an all-over design of trailing kuyo-mon (family crests representing the nine heavenly bodies) among fruiting tachibana, 8cm x 21cm; the second a kikikoro (incense 'listening' vessel) for containing gin'yo (literally 'silver leaf' on which to burn the incense), decorated with a continuous scene depicting sailing boats and fishing nets within a lakescape, 7.1cm (2¾in) high; the third a small lacquered wood fubako embellished with overlapping chrysanthemum heads, unsigned, 3.2cm x 19.3cm (1¼in x 7 5/8in); the fourth and fifth two fan-shaped, miniature gold boxes, the sixth a miniature rectangular kobako decorated with two rabbits, all unsigned, the largest: 1.5cm x 4.3cm (5/8in x 1 5/8in). (11).