A GOLD LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryProperty of various ownersA GOLD LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT BOX)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryRectangular, decorated in shades of gold, silver and black takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with accents of hirame and gold foil with two yakatabune (pleasure boats) by rocky shores strewn with pine and maple trees, the underside of the lid decorated with autumn flowers and grasses against a nashiji ground, the interior of the box fitted with a removable paper tray re-fitted with modern legsWith a wood storage box 15 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 5 15/16in (40 x 31 x 15cm)None