A rectangular kobako (box) in gold lacquer, Japan, Meiji period, 18.5x15.5x8.5 cm

Provenance: Valérie Levesque, Paris, 2001

A rectangular kobako (box) in gold lacquer, Japan, Meiji period, 18.5x15.5x8.5 cm

Provenance: Valérie Levesque, Paris, 2001

Overall wear to the surface
Wear to the lacquer
Many chips
Some stains
Some surface scratches
Lacks to the lacquer
Lacks to the inlays
Some knocks
Deformation to the tray to the interior, making it difficult to close the box
Some cracks
Some splits
Many small chips
Please note that we only have a photograph of the buyer’s invoice from Valérie Levesque gallery