Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026

Lot 639

A JAPANESE INLAID-IRON AND SILVER BOWL AND COVER

Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £699

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Description

A JAPANESE INLAID-IRON AND SILVER KASHIKI (BOWL AND COVER FOR CONFECTIONERY)
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The cover decorated with various seashells rendered in silver, copper and other alloys on the iron ground; the lower half modelled with bumps also reminiscent of a seashell, the inside lined in silver, 17cm. (2)