Lacquered Wood Box Daruma Decor In Powder And Gold Mosaic. By Jukakusai. Japan Edo.

Box (Kobako) in lacquered wood powdered with gold (nashiji) decoration representing Daruma (with cut eyelids), face in red lacquer (cinnabar), eyebrows in silver powder and transparent eyes (crystal, glass or mica?). Daruma stands in front of a circular opening in old cracked walls. Its silhouette stands out against a background of rich kinji lacquer. Daruma wears a meditation robe lacquered in relief (taka-makie) with gold dust. The interior and the underside are richly decorated with a gold mosaic (Gyobu). The edges of the box are reinforced by a silver mount which imitates, in discreet slight relief, bamboo stems (only visible under a magnifying glass). Finally, under the lid, hidden among the decoration, is affixed the artist's signature, although perfectly calligraphic it is almost invisible, only an exposure in raking light lets guess it. We have not found which artist it corresponds to. Jukakusai Hisataka was proposed but the quality of his work is insufficient.
Dimensions: 82x70x25mm. Excellent condition.