Genuine Antique Japanese Lacquer Box Gold and Silver Inlay Jukogo Meiji Ca 1900

Description

Antique Japanese Lacquer Box Gold and Silver Inlay Jukogo Meiji Era circa 1900
A SMALL THREE TIERED LACQUER BOX, JUKOGO
Meiji era (1868-1912)/ possibly Taisho era (1912-1926)
The rectangular three-tiered box decorated on the top and sides with aoi mon on a field of sprinkled gold nashiji and fitted with ring clasps on the bottom section, the interior a roiro ground embellished with sprinkled nashiji, with tomobako. The symbols of the aoi mon are used throughout.
The design is of a aoi - commonly called the hollyhock, or birthwort, or wild ginger. The three leaf like motif was the crest for the Tokugawa Shogun family, which reigned over Japan from the 17th through the 19th Century.  This box comes with the original wood box with Japanese labels on it, as well as a red silk rope to tie them together, and a cream colored silk wrapping.
Provenance:
was at auction at Bonham's Japanese,
Decorative Asian Works of Art
17 Dec 2021, Los Angeles, Lot 392.
Measurements:
2in x 1 3/4 x 2 1/4in, storage box: 3 x 3 x 3 inches
Weight:
3 ounces
Condition:
Very good condition, commensurate with age and use. Very minor scuffs and losses. In original storage box and silk wrapping.  Some wear and rubbing is evident in the metal inlay.Silver is darkened; can easily be cleaned. Please see photos
Price: 4.99
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