A Lacquer Document Box (Bunko)
A Lacquer Document Box (Bunko)

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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A Lacquer Document Box (Bunko)
Meiji period (late 19th century)
Rectangular with rounded corners designed on the exterior in gold and red takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground with open and closed fans among uprooted pine saplings and junipers, the fans decorated with cranes, waterfall and pine and with pine, bamboo and plum (the "Three Friends"); the interior matching nashiji
16¾ x 13¼ x 7in. (42.5 x 33.7 x 17.8cm.)

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