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A DOUBLE TIERED LACQUER BOX
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Of hexagonal shape with matching hexagonal, slightly domed cover with two large hexagonal compartments, the exterior decorated in gold hiramaki-e and gold and silver foil with peonies, bamboo and mon beside a meandering stream on a gold hirame ground, the interiors red lacquer and the compartment risers nashiji- 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm.) high, 9 in. (22.7 cm.) diameter, losses to foil, damages and restoration
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Of hexagonal shape with matching hexagonal, slightly domed cover with two large hexagonal compartments, the exterior decorated in gold hiramaki-e and gold and silver foil with peonies, bamboo and mon beside a meandering stream on a gold hirame ground, the interiors red lacquer and the compartment risers nashiji- 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm.) high, 9 in. (22.7 cm.) diameter, losses to foil, damages and restoration