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A TWO-TIER LACQUER BOX
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box with rounded corners of two tiers, the top tier fitted with two removable rectangular covered boxes decorated in gold takamaki-e on a kinji ground with a continuous scene of flowering trees by a stream and further fitted with a removable tray with matching cherry blossom decoration, the exterior of the box matching and the interiors and base nashiji- 5 1/2 x 4 x 3 3/4 in. (14 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm.), rim and corner chips and cracks, surface fading
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box with rounded corners of two tiers, the top tier fitted with two removable rectangular covered boxes decorated in gold takamaki-e on a kinji ground with a continuous scene of flowering trees by a stream and further fitted with a removable tray with matching cherry blossom decoration, the exterior of the box matching and the interiors and base nashiji- 5 1/2 x 4 x 3 3/4 in. (14 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm.), rim and corner chips and cracks, surface fading