Japanese Boxwood Chop Case with Lady and Cone Shell
Antique Japanese chop case made of boxwood and carved with a beautiful lady. The Inside of the box is still coated with powdered orange-red seal ink, at the base of the box is a semi circular bead made of amber, the top of the box is closed with a bead of bone and a smaller one of coral, the toggle is the shell of a cone snail, the sea creature hunts with a venomous barb.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size of the box: 3" High
item #1302468
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