Yasuhiko (active late 19th century)
A carved lacquer kogo (incense container)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The circular box decorated with a Noh dancer before a large bell carved in relief in guri lacquer, the dancer's robe decorated with floral designs and the background carved with floral or phoenix and dragon lozenges, the sides of the box with tomoe (whorls) and waves in shaped panels on a roiro-nuri ground, the interior undecorated black lacquer, signed on the underside Yasuhiko and with a kao
4 3/8in (11cm) diameter; 2 3/8in (6cm) high