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EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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TWO JAPANESE LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS
EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Both decorated using various gold lacquer techniques on a black ground; the fubako [letter box] with clematis and scattered mon [family crests] of paulownia and geometric design, two gilt-bronze cord ring attachments; the larger box with chrysanthemum mon and scrolling vine, the inside of the lid with red lacquer inscriptions Kojimachi, Soshin koju [religious association for the guardian deity of Kojimachi] followed by the names of 29 members, dated February, 1792
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) and 26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) long
EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Both decorated using various gold lacquer techniques on a black ground; the fubako [letter box] with clematis and scattered mon [family crests] of paulownia and geometric design, two gilt-bronze cord ring attachments; the larger box with chrysanthemum mon and scrolling vine, the inside of the lid with red lacquer inscriptions Kojimachi, Soshin koju [religious association for the guardian deity of Kojimachi] followed by the names of 29 members, dated February, 1792
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) and 26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) long
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