A mixed-metal-inlaid iron box
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
A mixed-metal-inlaid iron box Meiji period (late 19th century) The box rectangular, the lid chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver, shakudo and copper with Hotei and Chinese children trying to catch a bird with a bamboo stick, the sides inlaid in gold and silver with scrolling vines 6 1/8in. x 4¼in. x 2¼in. (15.6 x 11.4 x 5.7cm.)
A mixed-metal-inlaid iron box
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
A mixed-metal-inlaid iron box Meiji period (late 19th century) The box rectangular, the lid chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver, shakudo and copper with Hotei and Chinese children trying to catch a bird with a bamboo stick, the sides inlaid in gold and silver with scrolling vines 6 1/8in. x 4¼in. x 2¼in. (15.6 x 11.4 x 5.7cm.)
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