WOODEN BOX WITH MOUNTED KOMAI PLAQUE
MEIJI PERIOD
£1,197
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
明治 日本國京都住駒井製款 金工牌嵌木盒
the iron plaque decorated in silver and gilt depicting houses with pagoda and trees before a lake with Mount Fuji in the background, the base of the box with a small metal panel signed ‘Nihon Koku Kyoto ju Komai sei’ beneath a dragonfly
Dimensions
plaque: 8.9cm x 13.7cm; box: 14.9cm wide x 4.7cm high x 10.2cm deep
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Aberdeen; Inherited from current owner's mother-in-law