Lot

42 x 37 x 37 cm (cada)

wood sculpture

Pair of Japanese "Karabitsu" of black lacquer, Meiji period, 19th century. XIX. Elegant cylindrical shape with a slightly domed lid with metal flaps in the shape of a flower, ribbed body, supported by 4 slender feet, adorned, with silk tassels, with an interior containing a cylindrical golden metal container. In very good condition. Generally these boxes were used to store shells used in the shell combination game called "kaiawase", a traditional game in Japan, from the Meiji period and also an item of checkered trousseau from the high Japanese aristocracy of the 19th century. XIX.