A SOFT-METAL-INLAID SHIBUICHI BOX AND COVER IN SHAPE OF A SHELL

Lot 188
18.03.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 188 | A SOFT-METAL-INLAID SHIBUICHI BOX AND COVER IN SHAPE OF A SHELL
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$ 15 000 – 25 000
A SOFT-METAL-INLAID SHIBUICHI BOX AND COVER IN SHAPE OF A SHELL
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KYOTO JU MIYABE ATSUYOSHI KORE TSUKURU
Elaborately inlaid in gold, silver, copper and shakudo on the exterior of lid, interior decorated in gold lacquer hiramaki-e in flying cranes; incised signature on base
2 ½ x 4 ¾ x 2 ½ in. (6.4 x 12.1 x 6.4 cm.)
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