Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Meiji period (1868-1912) or Taisho period (1912-1926), includes two boxes decorated in
shakudo technique with mixed metals, the first with an expressive horned dragon produced by Moriyoko with the company mark and
jungin pure silver mark to underside rim (1 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)(some slight loss to wood on interior rim; some tarnish to surface), the second with a fishing village landscape with gold artist seal to cover and
jungin pure silver mark to underside foot rim (1 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)(an area of loss to black lacquer on underside of box and a nick with loss to lacquer to underside of cover; a light push to one corner of box; some tarnish to surface.)
Private Collection, New York and London