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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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Two Lacquered Ostrich Eggs
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Each decorated in gold, silver, red and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, the first with a samurai playing a pipe with a young woman holding a lantern, among flowers and grasses; the second with a woman holding a puppet and a young boy with a tortoise among flowers and grasses
The first approx. 15cm. high, the second approx. 14cm. high (2)
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Each decorated in gold, silver, red and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, the first with a samurai playing a pipe with a young woman holding a lantern, among flowers and grasses; the second with a woman holding a puppet and a young boy with a tortoise among flowers and grasses
The first approx. 15cm. high, the second approx. 14cm. high (2)