MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A LACQUER INCENSE BOX WITH TRAY (KOBAKO)
meiji period (late 19th century)
Decorated on the exterior in gold hiramaki-e and hirame with a multitude of chrysanthamum blossoms, the stamens rendered in kirigane, the interior nashiji; fitted with an inner tray decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, kirigane and kimpun on a roiro and hirame ground with butterflies, the underside nashiji
5.1/8 x 1 x 4.1/8in. (13 x 3.8 x 10.4cm.)
meiji period (late 19th century)
Decorated on the exterior in gold hiramaki-e and hirame with a multitude of chrysanthamum blossoms, the stamens rendered in kirigane, the interior nashiji; fitted with an inner tray decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, kirigane and kimpun on a roiro and hirame ground with butterflies, the underside nashiji
5.1/8 x 1 x 4.1/8in. (13 x 3.8 x 10.4cm.)