A NANBAN LACQUER SHRINE MOMOYAMA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY |

the rectangular shrine, with two hinged doors opening to reveal an inner European gilt frame containing a picture of Christ inset into a shallow box form with slightly domed top and fitted loop fixing, decorated in gold and brown hiramaki-e and inset in mother-of-pearl on a black roironuri ground, the front of the doors with cranes among wisteria and maple trees, flowers and grasses, the reverse with grape vine and scrolling tendril, the edge of the box frame with nanban tendril, the reverse and the interior of the box, black lacquer overall, the inset European frame in gilt, containing an oil painting of Christ, glazed, the metal fittings engraved with chrysanthemum