A Japanese lacquer koro [incense burner], Momoyama-Edo period, late 16th-early 17th century

the akoda-nari form six-lobed koro with pierced gilt-metal cover, decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kimpun, kirikane on a rich nashiji ground, with the gnarled branches of plum, accompanied with a fitted wood storage box with attestation 

height 8.9cm. (3½ in.)