Masayuki (active 19th century)A lacquer kogo (incense container)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe rectangular container modeled as an old Chinese ink cake, the cover decorated with monk Genjo Sanzo (Xuanzang, 596-664) and his monkey attendant riding on turbulent waves raised in low relief, the interior decorated with the full moon and swirling clouds and a crescent moon over waves, the underside inscribed Kotei kyuzui in archaistic Chinese characters, the interior black lacquer, and signed on the edge of one side MasayukiWith a wood tomobako storage box 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 7/8in (6.5 x 6.5 x 2.2cm)注脚PublishedEdmund J. Lewis and Joe Earle, Shadows and Reflections: Japanese Lacquer Art from the Collection of Edmund J. Lewis at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1996, cat. no. 31