Meiji-period Maki-E Table

A fine Meiji-period one-foot table (takatsugi 高坏) which is traditionally used for offerings. This example is allover covered by a masterful composition of flowers reminding of the passing summer: peony, morning glory (asagao 朝顔) and lily (yuri 百合) and the early autumn: chrysanthemum (kiku 菊), clover (hagi 萩), pink (nadeshiko 撫子) and bell flower (kikyō 桔梗).