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AN INLAID IRON RECTANGULAR ROUNDED
FUBAKO (DOCUMENT BOX) AND COVER
By Asai of Kyoto, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Worked throughout in predominantly flat gold relief with dragon
and ho-o bird roundels scattered over a tightly clustered ground of
sparse chrysanthemum crests interwoven among fragmented rinzu
(textile-weave) patterns, the design extending over to the box with
chrysanthemum heads beneath repeated hanabishi (flowery diamond)
motifs, the cover applied in gold relief with a simulated elaborately tied
brocade tassel; unsigned.
6.4cm x 19.2cm x 8cm (2½in x 7½in x 3 1/8in). (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,700
Provenance:
An English private collection, acquired by the parents of the current
owner in Asia during the 1940s and thence by descent.

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AN INLAID IRON KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
The flattened spherical body inlaid in low relief of silver and gold with
clusters of chrysanthemum blossoms floating on rippling water, the
cover pierced in the form of a stylised swirling flower and surmounted by
a bud finial, raised on three tall, slender tapering legs, the sides applied
with tall angled bracket handles, unsigned, with a separate en-suite
wood stand in the form of a large lotus leaf; with a wood storage box.
The koro: 14cm x 13.5cm (5½in x 5 5/8in). (4).

£1,500 - 2,000
131 JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,700

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