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A lacquer letter case (fubako)
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The rectangular box finely decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, togidashi, kinpun and kirikane with a long-tail bird perched on a rock underneath a blossoming cherry tree by a stream, the interior and base with fine nashiji, the rims silver
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) long
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