A Copper and Moriage Enamel Covered Box

MEIJI PERIOD (CIRCA 1900), STAMPED MARK OF ANDO WORKSHOP

Details

A Copper and Moriage Enamel Covered Box
Meiji period (circa 1900), stamped mark of Ando workshop
The copper box with a hinged cover decorated with pair of lobsters in red, blue and yellow enamel raised in relief, their long antennae running over the edges of the cover and onto the sides; fitted with a brass lock plate punched with vine patterns and a dragon-head lock
4 3/8in. (11cm.) high

Provenance

Shosenkyo Ropeway Cloisonné Art Museum, Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Hirose Atsushi, ed., Shosenkyo ropuuei shippo bijutsukan: Shosenkyo Ropeway Cloisonné Art Museum, exh. cat. (Kofu: Shosenkyo ropuuei shippo bijutsukan, 1994), pp. 26-27.

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