A FINE AND RARE LACQUER JU-KOBAKO (SMALL TIERED BOX), COVER AND STAND DEPICTING MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES Japan, second half of 19th century Of rectangular form with canted edges decorated with an aogai-inlaid diapered border, bearing a roiro ground finely decorated in gold takamaki-e and togidashi with kirigane and e-nashiji to depict vast mountainous landscapes to the top and sides, with temples, a pagoda, a boat, trees, and birds, the base and interiors of nashiji, the interior edges of gold fundame, surmounted by an overlapping four-legged cover decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, kirikane, and aogai inlays with various brocade designs including ho-o roundels and paulownia sprigs, supported on a rectangular gold-lacquered and nashiji stand raised on four short bracket feet. SIZE 7.1 x 7.2 x 6 cm Condition: Very good condition with only very minor wear, the stand with few tiny nicks and light scratches. Provenance: English private collection. Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 16 May 2013, London, lot 383 ( sold for 2,500 GBP ). English private collection, acquired from the above. Auction comparison: Compare a related lacquer three-tiered stacking set of lobed boxes with a similar overlapping cover, 10 x 14.2 x 12 cm, at Bonhams, 13 May 2021, London, lot 76 ( sold for 6,120 GBP ).