A Lacquered-Wood Gilt-Metal Mounted Document Box

The rectangular body with a hinged inrobuta (flush-fitting lid) lacquered in silver and gold takamaki-e with highlights in e-nashiji , decorated with a European hound seated on its hindquarters with raised forepaws on a sanpo (stand for ceremonial offerings) reserved on a roiro-nuri ground, the sanpo of typical shallow square form with everted rim and supported on a high flaring foot pierced with openings in the form of flowers, the sides of the box and lid fitted with European gilt-metal mounts pierced and cast with stylised flowers, the box raised on four gilt-metal feet in the form of mythological beasts possibly representing chimera.

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