Sale 7553
London
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5 - 7 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 3,000
Estimate
A five-case inro Meiji Period (late 19th century) Decorated in iroe, hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a nashiji and kinji ground with Benten playing a biwa and one of the Three Heroes of Han on a veranda, inlaid in gold takazogan, nashiji interior 10cm. high
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