Kodansu with three drawers, Japan, Edo period, 18th - 19th century Made of lacquered wood with a ro iro background and mura nashiji with rotating decoration in hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and kirikane gold and silver of lotus in a pond. The drawers are decorated with lotus petals while the inside of the door is adorned with the goddess Kannon meditating on a rocky mound near foaming water. The hinges and the lock are made of copper alloy chiseled with scrolls on a nanako background. The handles of the drawers are made of gilded copper with a ring ornamented with a chased chrysanthemum base. The door handle has the same ornamental base and is in the shape of a chrysanthemum bud. The top has an antique gilded carrying handle with a chrysanthemum-shaped base. Height: 21,4 cm; 18 x 27 cm Protection box in kiri. Private collection from Paris - lots from 78 to 127, 219 and 220