JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED-METAL CIRCULAR BOX WITH COVER
MEIJI PERIOD
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
明治 「是真」、「政行刻」款 透雕銀花鳥紋圓蓋盒
the pierced lid with two overlapping square panels decorated with bird on cherry blossom and maple leaves falling in a stream, inlaid in gold and copper, the panel with bird signed ‘Zeshin', all reserved on a dense cherry blossom ground, the box similarly decorated with pierced cherry blossom, the base with rectangular seal signature ‘Masayuki koku’
Dimensions
8cm diameter; 132g
Footnote
A highly comparable silver box and cover, dated to Meiji era, the underside also with Masayuki koku, note the similarity of design and form, was sold in Bonhams New York, 17 March 2021, lot 609.
參一例高度相似透雕銀花鳥紋圓蓋盒，亦含「政行刻」底款，2021年3月17日售於紐約邦翰斯，拍品609，可資比較。