A LACQUER TEA CADDY (NATSUME)

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A LACQUER TEA CADDY (NATSUME)
edo period (18th century)

Lacquered in gold and silver hiramaki-e and togidashi on a nashiji ground with an all-over design of flowering clematis, the underside of the lid decorated in gold hiramaki-e with a chrysanthemum medallion and clematis scroll, interior nashiji, rim fundame--4¼in. (10.7cm.) diameter, 1¾in. (4.7cm.) high