LACQUER AND WORKS OF ART
A LACQUER BOX AND COVER

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A LACQUER BOX AND COVER
(20TH CENTURY), BEARING MAKER'S SEAL ZOHIKO

The deep box of rectangular form decorated in iro-e takamaki-e on a black lacquer ground dusted with gold and silver powder with simulated metal sword fittings, tsuba and kozuka, rendered in lacquer to represent iron, shibuichi, gilt copper, copper and shakudo, the interior of the box roiro-nuri applied with nashiji--4¾in. h. x 7¾in. w. x 9 5/8in. d. (12 x 19.7 x 24.5cm.), restoration