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Very Fine Meiji Period Cloisonné Box & Cover with Butterflies Amongst Foliage - Attributed to Kawade Shibataro (1 of 1)
Wick Antiques Ltd
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Very Fine Meiji Period Cloisonné Box & Cover with Butterflies Amongst Foliage - Attributed to Kawade Shibataro

REF: LA485460
£4,500
€5,257
$5,660
Certified DealerApproved item419 sales by dealer
Certified DealerApproved item419 sales by dealer
Description
This is a very fine late 19th Century (c.1880) Japanese Meiji period cloisonné box and cover with butterflies amongst foliage, attributed to Kawade Shibataro, the cover and sides finely worked with silver wire and coloured enamels showing a profusion of butterflies amidst blooms and scrolling leafy tendrils, all reserved against a black ground, with silver rims and a silk lining.
measurements
Height:
2.5 in
Width:
6 in
Depth:
4.5 in
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Very Fine Meiji Period Cloisonné Box & Cover with Butterflies Amongst Foliage - Attributed to Kawade Shibataro (LA485460) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1880
additional info
Material:
Date of Manufacture:
c.1880
location
This Very Fine Meiji Period Cloisonné Box & Cover with Butterflies Amongst Foliage - Attributed to Kawade Shibataro is located in Hampshire, United Kingdom

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