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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Details
A group of three lacquer boxes and miniature bow and arrows
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The circular box decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with a landscape; the square box decorated in mother-of-pearl inlay with a branch of peach; the lacquered box in the form of a butterfly decorated in gold, black and red hiramaki-e and takamaki-e; the miniature bow with metal fittings and arrows with feathers
3¼in. (8.3cm.) diameter; 2¼in. (5.7cm.) wide; 4in. (10.2cm.) wide; 12in. (30.5cm.) long (4)
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The circular box decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with a landscape; the square box decorated in mother-of-pearl inlay with a branch of peach; the lacquered box in the form of a butterfly decorated in gold, black and red hiramaki-e and takamaki-e; the miniature bow with metal fittings and arrows with feathers
3¼in. (8.3cm.) diameter; 2¼in. (5.7cm.) wide; 4in. (10.2cm.) wide; 12in. (30.5cm.) long (4)
Provenance
Fred R. Sanford, San Francisco