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PROPERTY FROM THE STRONG MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE                                                                       71
                                               COLLECTIONS FUND
                                               70                                                                                                                         A LACQUER COSMETIC BOX (TEBAKO)
                                               A RED LACQUER BOX (TEBAKO)                                                                                                 MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
                                                                                                                                                                          With rectangular shape, the box decorated in
                                               MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)                                                                                           polychrome lacquer takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi,
                                               The rectangualr box decorated with high-relief lacquer                                                                     kirigane and inlaid gold and silver foils, exteior designed
                                               appliqués simulating iron and soft-metal sword fittings                                                                    with scatterd fan motif and embellished with kana
                                               and arrow head on a red ground                                                                                             characters of a poem in cursive script (ashide), interior of
                                               9Ω x 7¬ x 4¬ in. (24.1 x 19.4 x 11.7 cm.)                                                                                  lid desgined with waterfall and maple trees, the interior
                                                                                                                                                                          of box lined with purple textile; silver fittings
                                               $4,000-6,000
                                                                                                                                                                          11Ω x 9 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm.)
                                                                                                                                                                          $5,000-7,000
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