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1118 - A damascene iron card case and a circular lacquer box, Japan, first half of the 20th century
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A damascene iron card case and a circular lacquer box, Japan, first half of the 20th century 1) Business card case, iron, blackened, with brass edging. Hinged lid and underside with inlaid gold and silver decorations: on the front, a landscape with buildings and trees, as well as a riverside scene with a boat and a snow-capped conical mountain, likely a view of Mount Fuji; on the back, flying birds surrounding a silver plated full moon. Inside, a gold-inlaid workshop mark in the shape of a seal above “K24”; retaining strap. Worn and scratched, more so on the reverse; silver inlays tarnished. Dimensions approx. 7.9 × 12 × 0.4 cm. 2) Round lacquer box, lid with a landscape in maki-e: buildings, a riverside scene, and a mountain range; outlined in gold, the outline is worn, with the black ground showing through in places; Interior surfaces lacquered red with gold dust decoration. Lid exterior worn with missing parts of the decoration; interior shows blistering, missing areas, and whitish deposits. Diameter approx. 7 cm, height 4 cm. Condition: II -
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