A CLOISONNÉ BOX AND COVER
A CLOISONNÉ BOX AND COVER

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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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