A LARGE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER BOX AND COVER AND AN ENAMELLED COPPER BOX AND COVER Meiji period (4)

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A LARGE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER BOX AND COVER AND AN ENAMELLED COPPER BOX AND COVER Meiji period The lacquer box decorated to the top of the cover with a pair of cranes among bamboo, the interiors with dense gold hirame; the enamelled box of rounded rectangular form with a domed cover decorated in colourful thick enamel to depict flowering peonies, the base with an Ando mark and signed Ando zo. The lacquer box 40cm (15 3/4in) long. (4). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明治時代漆金盒及銅花卉盒「安藤造」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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A LARGE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER BOX AND COVER AND AN ENAMELLED COPPER BOX AND COVER Meiji period (4)

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May 18, 2026, 8:43 AM EDT

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May 08, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

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