MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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A BOX AND COVER
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
OF RECTANGULAR FORM WITH INDENTED CORNERS WITH A MOTTLED GROUND SIMULATING IRON, DECORATED IN GOLD AND SILVER HIRAMAKI-E, NASHIJI AND INLAID IN MOTHER OF PEARL WITH A DRAGONFLY AMONG GRASSES, NASHIJI INTERIOR, FUNDAME RIMS
16CM. WIDE

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

THE DECORATION OF THIS BOX IS AFTER A DESIGN BY SAKAI HOITSU (1761 - 1829). ¹

¹ MURASHIGE YASUSHI, RIMPA PAINTING NO. 1, FLOWERING PLANTS AND BIRDS OF THE FOUR SEASONS (TOKYO, 1989), P. 171.

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