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An ivory box and cover By Ko/Mitsu, Meiji Period
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,880 inc. premium
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By Ko/Mitsu, Meiji Period
Naturalistically modelled in the form of a large chrysanthemum bud with a single wasp crawling over one of the petals, the cover surmounted by a knop in the form of a snail atop the stamens, the inside of the cover carved with the character Ko/Mitsu. 8.2cm (3¼in) high, 10.2cm (4in) wide. (2).
Naturalistically modelled in the form of a large chrysanthemum bud with a single wasp crawling over one of the petals, the cover surmounted by a knop in the form of a snail atop the stamens, the inside of the cover carved with the character Ko/Mitsu. 8.2cm (3¼in) high, 10.2cm (4in) wide. (2).
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象牙彫菊花形小箱 光 明治時代
























