Saratani Tomizo (1949-) Rakuen (Garden of happiness)

Saratani Tomizo (1949-) Rakuen (Garden of happiness)
Heisei era (1989-2019), November 2018
A polished section of umimatsu ('sea pine'), encrusted with a lizard quietly enjoying the natural beauty of a garden, executed in high-relief rittai sabiage lacquer embellished with okibirame of gold and abalone shell; mushrooms toward one end, also in rittai sabiage, with ants in drops of gold; trailing vine on the underside in coloured takamaki-e embellished with okibirame of gold, silver and shell; minutely signed with a gold-plated seal Tomizo; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Rakuen (Garden of Happiness), inscribed and signed inside Nisen juhachinen kugatsu kichinichi Tomizo saku (Made by Tomizo in September 2018) and sealed Tomizo. 6cm x 45cm x 12cm (2 3/8in x 17¾in x 4¾in). (2).