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KIN’UNKEN
A Cloisonné-Enamel Rectangular Box and Cover
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The cover finely worked in musen (‘wireless’) enamels with a snow-
capped Mount Fuji soaring from clouds on a pale blue ground, the
sides of the lid with stylised flowers interwoven among karakusa
(‘Chinese grasses’) applied in low relief of coloured enamels, the sides
of the box inset with a long rectangular lobed panel on four sides with
blossoms floating on a river reserved on a ground of openwork silver
filigree, signed on the base Kin’unken tsukuru on a rounded, square
silver tablet. 5.8cm x 13.2cm x 10.1cm (2¼in x 5¼in x 4in). (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY390,000 - 580,000
US$2,600 - 3,900
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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL BOX AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely worked in polychrome enamels and sculpted silver wire, the
domed lid with waves crashing violently against a rock placed in
231 the centre, the design continuing over the sides of the box, possibly
alluding to Matsushima, the interior of silver; signed on the base
Shippo Gaisha within a square seal. 6.3cm x 14cm x 10.5cm
(2½in x 5½in x 4 1/8in). (2).
£3,500 - 4,500
JPY680,000 - 880,000
US$4,600 - 5,900

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