Japanese Lacquer Trinket Box
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Japanese Meiji Period Lacquerware box. Decorated with exquisite flying cranes on a "Nashiji" ground finish. This Nashiji finish is created by sprinkling metallic flakes into the lacquer. The name derives from its similarity in appearance to the skin of a... Read More
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Description
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquerware box. Decorated with exquisite flying cranes on a “Nashiji” ground finish.
This Nashiji finish is created by sprinkling metallic flakes into the lacquer. The name derives from its similarity in appearance to the skin of a Nashi pear.
The size of this box makes the details exquisite.