HAYASHI KODENJI (1831-1915) A Fine Cloisonné-Enamel Kōgō (Incense Container) Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900Property of various ownersHAYASHI KODENJI (1831-1915)A Fine Cloisonné-Enamel Kōgō (Incense Container) Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900Circular, tapering to the foot with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting), slightly domed lid, worked in silver wire and colored enamels, the lid decorated with chrysanthemums and autumn maples on a light green ground, the scene bordered by a band of linked floral lozenges continuing around the perimeter of the box, ending in tasseled garlands against a black ground, the rim and foot silver, the interior light green enamel, signed Aichi Hayashi kō, with the original fitted wood stand (2) 2 7/16 (6.2cm) diameter; 1 7/8in (4.7cm) highProvenanceGeorge E. McGague, purchased in Japan in April 1903, and thence by descent