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MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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TWO INLAID BRASS KOGO [INCENSE BOXES]
Meiji Period, late 19th century
The first in the form of a plum blossom inlaid in silver and gilt with geometric designs, the other in the form of a drum with butterflies and flowers in gold, shakudo and silver, silver liner
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) wide; and 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) wide (2)
Meiji Period, late 19th century
The first in the form of a plum blossom inlaid in silver and gilt with geometric designs, the other in the form of a drum with butterflies and flowers in gold, shakudo and silver, silver liner
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) wide; and 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) wide (2)
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), Catalogue of Snuff Boxes at Althorp, 1937, nos. 121 & 132
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