An exceptional quality Hododa signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma lidded koro set on a rich cobalt ground with finest geometric gilding and hand painted panels depicting exotic birds, ducks and cockerels in idyllic landscapes, having gilded finial to lid & supported on 3 shaped and gilded feet, signed with character mark to base for the master Hododa. C1890. Height 20 cm, width 17 cm