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A FINE SILVER RIMMED KINJI GROUND RECTANGULAR BOX with an inner tray, decorated in gold hiramakie, takamakie, kirikane, kimpun, nashiji, togidashi and aogai inlay, the cover with a bridge across Uji River, a lone boat in the stream and the buildings of Byodo-in Temple on the farther shore, the sides with a river bank with pine trees and jakago, the tray with a pair of woven baskets for tea leaves and tea leaf drying shelves, the nashiji interior (minor old damage), 19th Century
24.7cm. wide