A Black and Gold Lacquer Three-Tier Jubako (Picnic Box) Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century, The octagonal box set on a narrow foot lacquered in gold and silver hiramaki-e and nashiji on a roiro-nuri ground, each tier decorated with chrysanthemums floating on swirling waters, floral roundels in scrolling vines, or shells and seaweed, the cover decorated on the upper surface with a minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise) supporting a rocky formation with pine, bamboo and mandarin trees, a crane in flight above, the edges with auspicious emblems on floral scroll in gold hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, interiors red lacquer with fundame edges 16 3/4 x 13 1/2in (42.5 x 34.3cm) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing