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A JAPANESE EXPORT INLAID IVORY AND LACQUER SOFT METAL BOX
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular Sentoku cover with inlaid figures within shaped cartouche on cell-patterned ground, scattered inlaid stones and pearls, the sides decorated with Somada school dyed mother-of-pearl scrolling foliage and stylized flowers (losses)--3¾in. (9½cm.) long, 2½in. (6cm.) deep, 1¼in. (3cm.) high
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular Sentoku cover with inlaid figures within shaped cartouche on cell-patterned ground, scattered inlaid stones and pearls, the sides decorated with Somada school dyed mother-of-pearl scrolling foliage and stylized flowers (losses)--3¾in. (9½cm.) long, 2½in. (6cm.) deep, 1¼in. (3cm.) high