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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INLAID SHIBUICHI AND SILVER BOX AND COVER
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INLAID SHIBUICHI AND SILVER BOX AND COVER
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INLAID SHIBUICHI AND SILVER BOX AND COVER
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INLAID SHIBUICHI AND SILVER BOX AND COVER
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INLAID SHIBUICHI AND SILVER BOX AND COVER

MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED KATSUHIDE KOKU (ITO KATSUHIDE)

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INLAID SHIBUICHI AND SILVER BOX AND COVER
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED KATSUHIDE KOKU (ITO KATSUHIDE)
The rectangular bo and cover decorated in polychrome cloisonné enamel with mandarin ducks swimming among reeds on silver ground, incised reed and water on the interior of lid, sides on the exterior patinated with Shibuichi; incised signature on the interior of lid
4 ¾ x 3 ¼ x 1 1⁄8 in. (12.1 x 8.3 x 2.9 cm.)

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Ito Katsuhide was a metalworker active in Tokyo from Meiji to Showa period, apprenticed to the great metal artist, Unno Shomin (1844-1915) for 5 years from 1890. He participated in many exhibitions, including the 1900 International Exposition held in Paris and the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition held in London.

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