A Japanese Namban lacquer and mother-of-pearl casket (arquet...
A Japanese Namban lacquer and mother-of-pearl casket (arqueta) framed in pine with black urushi lacquer, gold lacquer (maki-e), mother-of-pearl (raden) and engraved copper-alloy mounts (likely originally gilt) Japan, probably Kyoto, Momoyama period, late 16th–early 17th century, circa 1600б 15.5cm high, 22.5 x 15.5cm
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A Japanese Namban lacquer and mother-of-pearl casket (arqueta) framed in pine with black urushi lacquer, gold lacquer (maki-e), mother-of-pearl (raden) and engraved copper-alloy mounts (likely originally gilt) Japan, probably Kyoto, Momoyama period, late 16th–early 17th century, circa 1600б 15.5cm high, 22.5 x 15.5cm