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A GOLD-LACQUER SHIKISHIBAKO
(BOX FOR SQUARE POEM SHEETS)
AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1870-1880 (interior)
The rich nashiji ground decorated in gold
and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on the
outside of the cover with numerous terrapins
crawling in different directions amongst tufts of
grass, similarly lacquered around all the sides
with omodaka (three-leaf arrowheads), lotus
and other flowering aquatic plants, the inside
of the lid embellished in gold takamaki-e with
Kinko Sennin holding a fan and seated astride
a giant carp leaping from swirling water, with
discreet details inlaid in ivory, tortoiseshell and
wood, all on a dense mura-nashiji ground,
the inside of box also of mura-nashiji, the
underside of nashiji, unsigned;
with an unrelated wood storage box.
5.8cm x 24cm x 21.6cm
(2¼in x 9½in x 8½in). (3).
£5,000 - 7,000
JPY730,000 - 1,000,000
US$6,500 - 9,200
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A BLACK-LACQUER ROUNDED
RECTANGULAR KOBAKO (SMALL BOX)
AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900
The exterior of the inrobuta (flush-fitting)
cover decorated in gold, green, red and 47
silver takamaki-e with a wasp hovering over
flowering morning glory on a sparse mura-
nashiji ground, the design extending over the
sides, the interior of sparse nashiji, unsigned;
with a lacquered-wood storage box.
5.7cm x 13.2cm x 10.3cm
(2¼in x 5¼in x 4in). (3).

£4,000 - 6,000
JPY580,000 - 870,000
US$5,200 - 7,800

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