A Kakiemon hexagonal box and cover
A Kakiemon hexagonal box and cover

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

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A Kakiemon hexagonal box and cover
Edo Period (late 17th Century)
Decorated in iron-red, green, blue, yellow and black enamels with sprays of chrysanthemum and peony emerging from rocks and divided by shippo [overlapping circle] design, the cover is similarly decorated with sprays of peony within a band of arabesque design, the finial formed as a shishi, some restoration
5in. (14.5cm.) wide

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