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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A BAMBOO AND LACQUER MOUTH ORGAN (SHO)
meiji period (late 19th century)
The pipes of polished bamboo set into a lacquered end-cylinder decorated in gold hiramaki-e and nashiji with chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on a roiro-nuri ground; in fitted black-lacquered case with metal end-mount and hinged cover
18.5/8in. (47.3cm.) long
meiji period (late 19th century)
The pipes of polished bamboo set into a lacquered end-cylinder decorated in gold hiramaki-e and nashiji with chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on a roiro-nuri ground; in fitted black-lacquered case with metal end-mount and hinged cover
18.5/8in. (47.3cm.) long