A LACQUER BOX AND COVER

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A LACQUER BOX AND COVER
ZESHIN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)

The square box decorated on the lid in togidashi and hiramaki-e with a large brown rat eating an acorn on a slate-colored ishime ground, the interior matching- 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (10.6 x 10.6 x 3 cm.), minute edge chips, some scratches