A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN THE STYLE OF SHIBATA ZESHIN

£500 - £800 £3,150

A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN THE STYLE OF SHIBATA ZESHIN
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Of square section, the lid decorated with a plump mouse gnawing on a small acorn, another nut discarded to the side; all rendered in silver, gold and coloured hiramaki-e and togidashi-e lacquer, 3cm x 10.6cm x 10.6cm. (2)