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FITTED BOX SIGNED NINSEI O SAKU, EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A Ninsei-style Incense Box
Fitted box signed Ninsei o saku, Edo or Meiji Period (19th Century)
Modelled as a kingfisher in Oribe palette, fitted box inscribed Kawasemi kogo [Kingfisher incense box] and with a long inscription inside the lid praising both the workmanship and the glaze and ascribing the piece to [Nonomiya] Ninsei
2in. (5cm.) high
Fitted box signed Ninsei o saku, Edo or Meiji Period (19th Century)
Modelled as a kingfisher in Oribe palette, fitted box inscribed Kawasemi kogo [Kingfisher incense box] and with a long inscription inside the lid praising both the workmanship and the glaze and ascribing the piece to [Nonomiya] Ninsei
2in. (5cm.) high