Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 310
A JAPANESE WOOD AND MIXED METAL BOX AND COVER
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD AND MIXED METAL BOX AND COVER, KOBAKO
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular lid decorated with Daikoku, the God of Good Fortune lying against his large sack of treasures, a hand supporting his head and the other holding his mallet, laughing at two of his pet rats before him, with a wad of banknotes behind inscribed kin ju ryo, 4.2cm x 7.5cm x 9.9cm. (2)