A Japanese Mixed Metal Box with Sea Creature

Meiji period (1868-1912), in the manner of Masayuki, depicting a prawn or shrimp worked in copper, gold and silver, alongside flowers, signed together with an artist seal in gold to lower right side of cover, rosewood exterior with silver metal interior.

2 x 6 x 4 in.

Private Collection, New York and London

Very good condition; some tarnish to surface.