Exquisite Lacquer Kogo with Quail Feathers by Benroku
The feathers executed in the finest togidashi within a roiro ground. The base and interiors of sparse nashiji. Pewter rims
6.9 by 6.9 by 18 cm
In a tomobako,inscribed on the top: “uzura hane togidashi makie, kogo”, repeated on a printed label with omission of the word “togidashi”. Inscribed on the underside of the cover “Showa jugonen haru, Benroku saku” [made by Benroku in the spring of 1940]. The tomoninu (silk wrapper) bears the seal benroku which also appears beneath the cover
MR5363
