A Patinated-Metal Octagonal Box
A Patinated-Metal Octagonal Box

MEIJI PERIOD (CIRCA 1900), WITH SIGNATURE KIRYUKEN BIRYU KOKU

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A Patinated-Metal Octagonal Box
Meiji Period (circa 1900), With Signature Kiryuken Biryu Koku
Inlaid on the cover with the figures of Gama Sennin and Tekkai Sennin under a pine tree patinated in copper, shakudo, shibuichi and gilt, the figure panel surrounded by a border of inlaid-silver and gilt beasts and stars, yin-yang symbols, phoenixes, urns, and lotus buds and flowers which are continued on the sides of the box, interior undecorated
3¾ x 3¾ x 2in. (9.5 x 9.5 x 4.7cm.)

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