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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).
