A lacquer tray, Japan, Meiji period, hiramaki-e and takamaki-e decoration with kirikane highlights of Mont Yoshino, with waterfall, dwellings, bridge and pair of mandarin ducks on gilded background, with box bearing the Zohiko seal and signature, 23x31.5 cm

Provenance: private Swiss collection, assembled from 1932 to 1936 in Kobe (Japan). The collection was acquired under the mentorship of Maurice Champoud (1899-1981), Honorary Consul of Switzerland to Japan in Kobe, director of Nestlé's Japanese subsidiary and an expert in Japanese art. The entire collection was inherited and has remained in the family ever since.

A lacquer tray, Japan, Meiji period, hiramaki-e and takamaki-e decoration with kirikane highlights of Mont Yoshino, with waterfall, dwellings, bridge and pair of mandarin ducks on gilded background, with box bearing the Zohiko seal and signature, 23x31.5 cm

Provenance: private Swiss collection, assembled from 1932 to 1936 in Kobe (Japan). The collection was acquired under the mentorship of Maurice Champoud (1899-1981), Honorary Consul of Switzerland to Japan in Kobe, director of Nestlé's Japanese subsidiary and an expert in Japanese art. The entire collection was inherited and has remained in the family ever since.

Overall wear to the surface

Some surface scratches

A few stains

Presence of vertical drips

Label ‘N°1’ in Japanese on the lid of the box

Label with inscriptions in Japanese on the side of the box

‘Gold lacquer tray’ label under the base of the box