Lot 371
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[PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH] JAPANESE SILVER 'EGRET' BOX WITH COVER
'BI' AND 'JUNGIN' MARKS, MEIJI TO TAISHO PERIOD






Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明治至大正 ‘美‘、‘純銀’款 銀包木雙鶴紋長方蓋盒
top of the cover finely decorated with two egrets standing on craggy rocks, right margin with gold coloured ‘bi’ mark in a recessed panel, possibly for Shobido, interior and base lined with wood, one side of the base stamped ‘jungin’ (pure silver)
Dimensions
13.9cm wide; 418g
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
Footnote
The ‘Bi’ mark possibly refers to Shobido. The Shobido Jewellery Co. was founded in 1900 by Eikichiro Eto. The company was located in Yodoyabashi, central to Osaka City.





