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A SMALL LACQUER BOX
meiji period (late 19th century)
Shaped as a butterfly with outstretched wings, the lid decorated in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi, kirigane, nashiji and aogai, the sides designed in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and kirigane with plants and grasses, base and interior nashiji, fundame rims--4 7/8 x 2½ x 1½in. (12.3 x 6.2 x 3.7cm.)
meiji period (late 19th century)
Shaped as a butterfly with outstretched wings, the lid decorated in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi, kirigane, nashiji and aogai, the sides designed in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and kirigane with plants and grasses, base and interior nashiji, fundame rims--4 7/8 x 2½ x 1½in. (12.3 x 6.2 x 3.7cm.)