JAPAN Ostrich egg box, decorated in hira... - Lot 311 - Euvrard & Fabre

Lot 311
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Result : 9 600EUR
JAPAN Ostrich egg box, decorated in hira... - Lot 311 - Euvrard & Fabre
JAPAN Ostrich egg box, decorated in hira makiye with gold and silver lacquer, mother-of-pearl and coral, on one side with crowned cranes and herons at the edge of a stream near a clump of irises and water lilies, on the other side with a couple of pheasants near bindweeds and prunus in bloom. Adapted to the base of an openwork bronze, gilt and black lacquered frame, resting on four mushroom-shaped feet, the openwork handles depicting elephant heads, the lid's grip in the shape of an elephant. Meiji period (1868-1912). Small lack. Former Aoyama collection. Height : 26cm
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