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Meiji period covered lacquer box, made in Japan, late 19th to very early 20th century.<br><br>
Measures 16 1/2 "L x 12 3/4"w x 6 1/4"h.<br><br>
Dark brown/black ground on which are beautifully detailed figures and birds in a stylised Japanese landscape, with bonzai like bent pine trees, foliage and wavy clouds. Very fine detail - see needles of the tres, gnarled trunk and hair of people. The people depicted are a man and woman wearing traditional Japanese clothes and each holding a broom. Marvellous facial expressions. The woman's kimono and the eye of a crane flying past the large tree, are the only red colour in the whole scene, which shows amazing artistic restraint.
The inside of the box has a faux-tortoiseshell laquered finish.
Generally very good condition with very minor wear on rim and slight scratching underneath. |
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