AN INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER Meiji period (2)

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AN INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER Meiji period The rectangular box with a hinged cover, worked throughout in gold nunome-zogan, depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove drinking wine and playing instruments accompanied by attendants, the sides decorated with swirling waves and the interior finely incised with mountainous riverscapes, a drawer at the foot containing a removeable tray decorated with butterflies, signed Koraku. 15cm (5 7/8in) x 6cm (2 3/8in) x 10.5cm (4 1/8in). (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明治時代鐵布目象嵌竹林七賢盒「後樂」款 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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AN INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER Meiji period (2)

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Estimate £1,000-£1,500

May 18, 2026, 8:38 AM EDT

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