A floriform polylobed box in gilded lacquer with shibayama inlays, Japan, Meiji period, 12 cm diameter, 9 cm high (damage and lacks)
A floriform polylobed box in gilded lacquer with shibayama inlays, Japan, Meiji period, 12 cm diameter, 9 cm high (damage and lacks)
Overall wear to the surface
Wear to the gilding
Wear to the lacquer
Some surface scratches
The metal rings can be removed
Deformations of the metal ring
Some lacks to the inlays
Some cracks
Some splits
Some knocks
Some nicks
Chips and lacks
Lack to the feet under the base
Presence of an old label under the base
Possible lack of a metal ring around the base
Small regilding inside the box