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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A mixed-metal-inlaid iron box
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The box rectangular, the lid chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver, shakudo and copper with Hotei and Chinese children trying to catch a bird with a bamboo stick, the sides inlaid in gold and silver with scrolling vines
6 1/8in. x 4¼in. x 2¼in. (15.6 x 11.4 x 5.7cm.)
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The box rectangular, the lid chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver, shakudo and copper with Hotei and Chinese children trying to catch a bird with a bamboo stick, the sides inlaid in gold and silver with scrolling vines
6 1/8in. x 4¼in. x 2¼in. (15.6 x 11.4 x 5.7cm.)