FINE SHIBAYAMA INLAID 'MILLEFLEUR' BOX AND COVER Y
SIGNED MASAMITSU, MEIJI PERIOD
£2,800
Auction: 18 September 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
of rounded rectangular form, inlaid in mother-of-pearl, ivory and coral on all sides with a mass of overlapping flowerheads and foliage, including chrysanthemum, peony, magnolia and cherry, the interior of nashiji and the rims mounted with silver, signed Masamitsu to the interior of the cover on a mother-of-pearl plaque, wooden stand
Dimensions
12.8cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.