A bronze and mixed-metal box and cover
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The rectangular box set on four short bracket feet incised with stylized foliate scroll inlaid on the cover with gilt, silver and copper with a cockerel locked in a standoff against a weasel, within a stippled border, details chiseled, the sides of the box with variously shaped panels of flowers and insects; rims and interior gilt
6¾ x 8¾ x 4in. (17.1 x 22.2 x 10.1cm.)
A bronze and mixed-metal box and cover
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The rectangular box set on four short bracket feet incised with stylized foliate scroll inlaid on the cover with gilt, silver and copper with a cockerel locked in a standoff against a weasel, within a stippled border, details chiseled, the sides of the box with variously shaped panels of flowers and insects; rims and interior gilt
6¾ x 8¾ x 4in. (17.1 x 22.2 x 10.1cm.)
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