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425
AN INLAID ROUNDED-RECTANGULAR
IRON BOX AND COVER
By Hidemitsu, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The cover decorated with an autumnal moonlit
scene in high relief of bronze with discrete
details in gold with a diagonal formation of five
geese about to descend on the water, reeds
carved in low relief on the left lower corner,
the interior of silver and the inside of the cover
engraved with the outlines of the full moon;
signed with chiselled characters Hidemitsu
koku. 3.5cm x 12.2cm x 8.2cm
(1 3/8in x 4¾in x 3¼in). (2).

425 £3,000 - 3,500
JPY410,000 - 480,000
US$3,700 - 4,300

(signature) 426
AN INLAID IRON RECTANGULAR BOX
AND COVER
By Hidemitsu, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The cover decorated in high relief of gold,
shakudo and silver with a diagonal upward
formation of four kawasemi (kingfisher) in flight
above a river, reeds and two tree stumps in
the right lower corner, the interior of silver;
signed with chiselled characters Hidemitsu to.
3.2cm x 12.1cm x 8.2cm
(1¼in x 4¾in x 3¼in). (2).

£3,000 - 3,500
JPY410,000 - 480,000
US$3,700 - 4,300

426

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