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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
细节
A CLOISONNÉ BOX AND COVER
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box with overhanging cover worked in various thicknesses of silver wire and coloured enamels on a dark blue ground with two abstract butterfly-shaped panels depicting clouds and waves surrounded by chrysanthemums and foliage, the sides with two applied butterfly-shaped fittings with ring attachments, the base with a further butterfly in goldstone, silvered plated mounts, silk brocade lining
11cm. long
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box with overhanging cover worked in various thicknesses of silver wire and coloured enamels on a dark blue ground with two abstract butterfly-shaped panels depicting clouds and waves surrounded by chrysanthemums and foliage, the sides with two applied butterfly-shaped fittings with ring attachments, the base with a further butterfly in goldstone, silvered plated mounts, silk brocade lining
11cm. long