A mixed-metal-inlaid shibuichi box
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED YOSHIDA SHIEI (1834-1904) AND SEALED SHIEI
A mixed-metal-inlaid shibuichi box Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Yoshida Shiei (1834-1904) and sealed Shiei The rectangular two-tiered box on four short bracket feet, the lid chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver and shakudo with scenery of the gate of Mita Shrine and blossoming cherry trees by a river with ducks, the interior fitted and lined with silver, the underside of the lid with scattered inlaid gold cherry blossoms; signature on base 3 1/8 x 4¾ x 2¾in. (7.9 x 12.1 x 7cm.)
A mixed-metal-inlaid shibuichi box
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED YOSHIDA SHIEI (1834-1904) AND SEALED SHIEI
A mixed-metal-inlaid shibuichi box Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Yoshida Shiei (1834-1904) and sealed Shiei The rectangular two-tiered box on four short bracket feet, the lid chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver and shakudo with scenery of the gate of Mita Shrine and blossoming cherry trees by a river with ducks, the interior fitted and lined with silver, the underside of the lid with scattered inlaid gold cherry blossoms; signature on base 3 1/8 x 4¾ x 2¾in. (7.9 x 12.1 x 7cm.)
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