Description:
White Cloisonné Box, Japan, Meiji period, rectangular form with hinged cover, decorated with a millefleur design on top, small flowerheads against a patterned ground to sides, the silvered interior with incised bamboo and birds, Kyoto Inaba Company mark on both base and interior, 1 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. Estimate $1,000-1,200 minor silver tarnishing to rims, fine overall surface scratches to the enameled base, minor pockmarks on enamels. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.