JAPANESE BLACK LACQUERED CYPRESS SAMURAI TRUNK, GOYO NEGAMOCHI,Edo Period. The domed rectangular top above a mon, brass mounts chased with foliate decoration
Note: The mon depicting the triple tomoe design was used by several samurai, including Kobayakawa Takakage (1532-96), the hero of the battle of Pyokje, Korea, in 1593. - 29 1/2 in. x 64 in. x 25 3/4 in. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Estate of Norman Achilles, Washington, D.C.
