A soft-metal-inlaid iron container
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MAEZAWA TOYOKOKU
A soft-metal-inlaid iron container Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Maezawa Toyokoku The container constructed in sections as a rooster perched on a drum supported on a stand, finely inlaid in gold, silver, copper, shakudo and gilt, lifting off to reveal a compartment lined with silver, the life-like rooster finely embellished with gilt and chiseled, the iron body of the drum resembling the wood grain and designed with vines, the sides designed with a coiled dragon and phoenix hammered and inlaid in gold, and applied with gold rivets, signature on base 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) high
A soft-metal-inlaid iron container
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MAEZAWA TOYOKOKU
A soft-metal-inlaid iron container Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Maezawa Toyokoku The container constructed in sections as a rooster perched on a drum supported on a stand, finely inlaid in gold, silver, copper, shakudo and gilt, lifting off to reveal a compartment lined with silver, the life-like rooster finely embellished with gilt and chiseled, the iron body of the drum resembling the wood grain and designed with vines, the sides designed with a coiled dragon and phoenix hammered and inlaid in gold, and applied with gold rivets, signature on base 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.) high
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