An Inlaid Silver and Shibuichi Rectangular Box and Cover

The inrobuta (flush-fitting lid) inset with a rectangular shibuichi plaque decorated with the corpulent God of Happiness Hotei standing and smiling, his robes partially open and exposing his belly and chest, clutching a rustic stick over his right shoulder suspended with his treasure sack, inlaid in high relief of silver, shibuichi with gold highlights, the front side and right side engraved in kebori (plain line engraving) with five karako (Chinese boys) dressed in Korean costumes at play, one holding a tasselled banner, another a fan, the interior, sides and underside of silver, signed on the lid with chiselled characters Hoshu-so Shomin with gold seal Hoshu sei, the underside stamped with seal Tokyo Hattori Tokeiten kinsei.

Estimate:£1,000

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