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PROPERTY FROM THE STRONG MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE COLLECTIONS FUND
                ~69
                A LACQUER INCENSE BOX IN THE SHAPE OF KOKINSHU
                BOOK
                MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
                The rectangular box and cover decorated in gold, silver and red
                hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and kirikane, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold
                foil and silver, with various motifs representing good fortune and
                longevity, two sides with shibuichi inlays, the interiors and base in fine
                nashiji ground, fitted with inner tray designed in peacock feather, coral
                and plum brenches in a vase next to a fan, fitted with four small incense
                boxes with cherry blossom and maple leaf
                4¬ x 3Ω x 1æ in. (11.7 x 8.9 x 4.5 cm.)
                $1,500-2,000


                A similar example of a lacquer box in the shape of book in the
                collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (38.25.165a–c).
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