A BLACK-AND-GOLD-LACQUER JU-KOBAKO (TIERED SMALL BOX) AND COVER-STAND Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century (6)A BLACK-AND-GOLD-LACQUER JU-KOBAKO (TIERED SMALL BOX) AND COVER-STANDMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe two-tiered rectangular box with a roiro (black-lacquer) ground, decorated in gold takamaki-e, togidashi maki-e, and kirikane, depicting temples and rural retreats in Chinese mountainous landscapes, within a geometric gold-lacquered and inlaid shell border, the interior of nashiji; the overlapping four-legged cover-stand decorated in gold and slightly-coloured takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and inlaid shell detailing depicting assorted overlapping brocade designs, paulownia, takaramono (auspicious objects), and ho-o bird crests; with a gold lacquer and nashiji rectangular stand decorated with a geometric band; all unsigned; with an unassociated wood storage box. 7.3cm x 7cm x 6cm (2 7/8in x 2¾in x 2 3/8in). (6).Provenance:An English private collection.Purchased in these Rooms, 16 May 2013, lot 383.