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A Fine Komai Metalwork Box with a Dragon
Signed Kyoto ju Komai gen sei, Meiji period (late 19th century)
Of lobed form, the box and cover finely inlaid in gold and silver nunomezogan and takazogan [high-relief inlay] with a dragon against a geometric ground, the sides similarly inlaid with grapevines above a band of stylised lappet to the bottom edge, the base with signature within a circular cartouche surrounded by a geometric pattern and inside a border of further grapevine, the interior in gilt
8.7 (w) x 5.9 (l) x 2.5cm. (h)
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