Togidashi lacquer.

L33

A finely decorated small document box in gold and coloured togidashi on a roiro ground with a busy street market scene.

Dimensions: 15.4cm x 13cm x 2.1cm
Provenance: Tomkinson collection, Sotheby's
Published: Item 365 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen.

The design shows strong affinities with the ukiyoe artists Sukenobu and Mitsunobu and the dress and hairstyles are in the fashion of the early 18th century.