Japanese Silver Embellished Covered Koro

Japanese Silver Embellished Shibayama Lacquer Covered Koro, Meiji Period (1868-1912), with 2 inset gold lacquer panels embellished with birds on flowering prunus branches amid other flora with mother of pearl and hardstones, h. 5 in Provenance: Estate of Warren Paul Balovich (1926-1992), New Orleans.
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