In a wabe-room, living with comfort, this basket is convenient for making small things around oneself such as letters, stationery, calendars, and buttons. The main piece seems to be using an earthenware panel taken from an old lacquer box. The simple design of autumn leaves drawn on the black lacquer background has been loved since the medieval period. This style of arranging such designs is widely known as "Kyoto Temple Autumn Leaves.
和室に座して暮らすとき、身の回りの小物（手紙、文房具、手帳、ボタンなど何でも）をしまうのに便利な箪笥。本品は、古い漆器から採った蒔絵パネルを利用しているようだ。黒漆地にシンプルな蒔絵で華やかな秋草を描く様式は、近世を通じて愛された。この様式の調度を多く伝える秀吉の菩提寺にちなみ「高台寺蒔絵」と呼ばれる。
View the original at Japan Search →Article 1 states the purpose plainly: prevent trade in stolen goods, find them quickly, and speed the recovery of victims. Article 2 then defines a used article to include, in the same breath, art objects held for appreciation. Dealing in them requires a licence.
The cool part. Article 16 requires a dealer to record every transaction: the date, the item and quantity, its distinguishing features, and the address, name, occupation and age of the other party. Article 15 requires that a dealer who suspects an item is stolen report it to a police officer immediately. So the antique trade runs on a register the police may read, and a painting becomes a second-hand article the moment it has been used once.
Verify at e-Gov 法令検索 →Use it Two-colour foil on uncoated stock gets you most of this at production cost.
Description source: museum curator text, translated — not generated