A black-and-gold-lacquered iko (kimono rack)
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th centuryConstructed in seven detachable sections, decorated all over in gold hiramaki-e with aoi-mon (three hollyhock leaves within a circular border), the insignia of the Tokugawa family, interwoven among karakusa ('Chinese grasses') on a black-lacquer ground. 140.5cm x 184.5cm (55?in x 72?in). (7).