Incense box with Chinese children playing with snowballs, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Gold, silver togidashi maki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application, red lacquer, gold foil application on gold ground, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Lacquer, This eight-lobed incense box has small curvy legs. The decoration on the lid shows Chinese children playing with large snowballs or snowflakes; in the background are a snow-covered tree and waves of a lake
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Incense box, Chinese children playing, snowballs, Edo period, 1615–1868, 18th century, Japan, Gold, silver togidashi maki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application, red lacquer, gold ground, H, 2 3/4, 7 cm, W, 5, 12.7, D, 4, 10.2, Lacquer, eight-lobed, incense, box, small curvy, legs, decoration, lid, children, playing, large snowballs, snowflakes, background, snow-covered tree, waves, lake
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