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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A lacquer Kobako [Incense Box]
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
The rectangular box with rounded corners decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and okibirame on a kinji ground with thatch-roofed cottages and pavilions, a bridge and fishing boats on the shore of a river, the lid opening to reveal two small boxes with a cock, hen and chicks before a gate, brush fence and plum tree with warbler, the interiors and bases of the boxes nashiji
13.5cm. wide
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
The rectangular box with rounded corners decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and okibirame on a kinji ground with thatch-roofed cottages and pavilions, a bridge and fishing boats on the shore of a river, the lid opening to reveal two small boxes with a cock, hen and chicks before a gate, brush fence and plum tree with warbler, the interiors and bases of the boxes nashiji
13.5cm. wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.