Rectangular chest with a domed lid and gilt copper fittings, Japan, 17th centuryIn lacquered wood with a roiro background and gold takamaki-e decoration of pavilions and cranes in lakescapes. The edges of the lid and the chest are lacquered nashiji on an ishime background. It has two handles fixed on the sides and decorated with openwork discs in the shape of chrysanthemums. Height : 24 cm ; 21,5 x 37 cmUses , accidents to the lacquer, missing a washer to a handle . This type of chest is specific of a transitional style between the Momoyama and Edo period.