MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A LACQUER INCENSE BOX (KOBAKO)
meiji period (late 19th century)
Constructed in the form of a crawling tortoise, its shell designed in gold togidashi and finely incised lines, its head, limbs and tail fundame, the interior of the box gyobu
5½in. (14.2cm.) long
meiji period (late 19th century)
Constructed in the form of a crawling tortoise, its shell designed in gold togidashi and finely incised lines, its head, limbs and tail fundame, the interior of the box gyobu
5½in. (14.2cm.) long