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MOMOYAMA PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)
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A Mirror Case
Momoyama period (16th century)
Of circular form, decorated in hiramaki-e and inlaid with mother-in-pearl on a nashiji ground, with a rudder and paddles among waves, the interior with clumps of autumn plants to the cover and the bottom, fitted box with the inscription of provenance by a previous owner dated 1808
11.6cm. diam.
Momoyama period (16th century)
Of circular form, decorated in hiramaki-e and inlaid with mother-in-pearl on a nashiji ground, with a rudder and paddles among waves, the interior with clumps of autumn plants to the cover and the bottom, fitted box with the inscription of provenance by a previous owner dated 1808
11.6cm. diam.
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