A lacquer document box (bunko)
Lot 604Property of a Japanese Institution

A lacquer document box (bunko)

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Closed15 September 2010

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USD 6,875

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A lacquer document box (bunko)
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The rectangular document box with rounded corners and fitted lid decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, togidashi-e, and hirame with a flock of cranes in flight and standing on the banks of a meandering stream and with turtles in and around a stream to the verso of the lid
18 x 14 x 6¾in. (45.7 x 35.5 x 17.1cm.)