A LACQUER COSMETIC BOX (TEBAKO)
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
With rectangular shape, the box decorated in polychrome lacquer takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi, kirigane and inlaid gold and silver foils, exteior designed with scatterd fan motif and embellished with kana characters of a poem in cursive script (ashide), interior of lid desgined with waterfall and maple trees, the interior of box lined with purple textile; silver fittings
11 1⁄2 x 9 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm.)
A LACQUER COSMETIC BOX (TEBAKO)
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
With rectangular shape, the box decorated in polychrome lacquer takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi, kirigane and inlaid gold and silver foils, exteior designed with scatterd fan motif and embellished with kana characters of a poem in cursive script (ashide), interior of lid desgined with waterfall and maple trees, the interior of box lined with purple textile; silver fittings
11 1⁄2 x 9 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm.)
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