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A LARGE LACQUER BOX AND COVER
MEIJI PERIOD (CIRCA 1900)
The deep, rectangular box with rounded corners decorated in gold takamaki-e with a cockerel, hen and flowering plum tree beneath a large chrysanthemum medallion, the sides ornamented with groups of flowers and grasses and random rocks, all on a roiro-nuri ground, the rims fundame and the interior and base nashiji- 12 3/4 x 10 x 6 1/2 in. (32.3 x 25.3 x 16.5 cm.), side crack, small nicks, scratches
MEIJI PERIOD (CIRCA 1900)
The deep, rectangular box with rounded corners decorated in gold takamaki-e with a cockerel, hen and flowering plum tree beneath a large chrysanthemum medallion, the sides ornamented with groups of flowers and grasses and random rocks, all on a roiro-nuri ground, the rims fundame and the interior and base nashiji- 12 3/4 x 10 x 6 1/2 in. (32.3 x 25.3 x 16.5 cm.), side crack, small nicks, scratches