A mixed-metal-inlaid shibuichi box

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED YOSHIDA SHIEI (1834-1904) AND SEALED SHIEI

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A mixed-metal-inlaid shibuichi box
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Yoshida Shiei (1834-1904) and sealed Shiei
The rectangular two-tiered box on four short bracket feet, the lid chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver and shakudo with scenery of the gate of Mita Shrine and blossoming cherry trees by a river with ducks, the interior fitted and lined with silver, the underside of the lid with scattered inlaid gold cherry blossoms; signature on base
3 1/8 x 4¾ x 2¾in. (7.9 x 12.1 x 7cm.)

Lot Essay

Yoshida Shiei learned metalwork from Hashimoto Isshi and later from the eminent Goto Ichijo school. After the Meiji Restoration, he exhibited in the Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (The National Industrial Expositions).

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