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SEALED HANKINZANDO, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Satsuma-Style Natsune [Tea-Caddy]
Sealed Hankinzando, Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
Decorated in enamels and gold, the interior of both box and lid with a variety of blossoms, the exterior with a winter scene on the sides and on the lid two overlapping cartouches with figure scenes, and with a variety of floral and geometric motifs, supported on three bracket feet, sealed within the footring Hankinzando
The rim of the box inscribed in English Sold to Winifred Mitchell by H. M. Queen Mary at Balmoral Fête 10 Sept. 1927, Brought from the East by Prince George; the rim of the lid inscribed Sold to Winifred Mitchell by H. M. Queen Mary at Balmoral Fête 10 Sept. 1927
3 1/8in. (8cm.) high
Sealed Hankinzando, Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
Decorated in enamels and gold, the interior of both box and lid with a variety of blossoms, the exterior with a winter scene on the sides and on the lid two overlapping cartouches with figure scenes, and with a variety of floral and geometric motifs, supported on three bracket feet, sealed within the footring Hankinzando
The rim of the box inscribed in English Sold to Winifred Mitchell by H. M. Queen Mary at Balmoral Fête 10 Sept. 1927, Brought from the East by Prince George; the rim of the lid inscribed Sold to Winifred Mitchell by H. M. Queen Mary at Balmoral Fête 10 Sept. 1927
3 1/8in. (8cm.) high
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