ID 1387637
Lot 188 | A SOFT-METAL-INLAID SHIBUICHI BOX AND COVER IN SHAPE OF A SHELL
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
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.)
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Historical era: | Meiji period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Historical era: | Meiji period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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