JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA DECORATED SILVER BOX MEIJI PERIOD

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Description:
SHIBAYAMA THE EMBELLISHMENT OF IVORY OR LACQUER BACKGROUNDS WITH MOTHER OF PEARL CORAL AND OTHER PRECIOUS NATURAL MATERIALS IS AN ART FORM  THAT ORIGINATED IN  JAPAN AND WAS BOUGHT TO A DIZZYING HEIGHT OF PERFECTION THERE THE LAVISHNESS OF THE DECORATION CAN ONLY FIND A PARALLEL IN THE WORKS OF FABERGE . THE OBJECTS CONFERRED INSTANT STATUS TO THIER OWNERS , AND STAND AS A TESTAMENT TO THE SKILLS OF THE LACQUER MAKERS CARVERS AND ADDITIONAL ARTISANS THAT CREATED THESE SUPREME WORKS OF ART  . OUR BOX IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE ART THE MOTHER OF PEARL ON A MAKI LACQUER BACKGROUND THE ENAMELLED WISTERIA VINE MEANDERING AROUND ALL SIDES       4 x4 x2  in

Status: No Longer Available	Reference#: _10138265703
Year: UNKNOWN
Country: US

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