Frame - Bone, mother-of-pearl, Copper

Type: tabletop photo frame Culture/Origin: Japan Hypothetical dating: Meiji Period (1868–1912), probably late 19th century (approximately 1880–1900). Materials: repoussé and chased mixed metal (likely a copper base coated or “plated” with a silver alloy, perhaps shibuichi or a simple galvanic silver plating, with a dark patina), wood (for the rear support), red lacquer (shu-nuri), and inlays (zōgan) in ivory (or contemporary substitutes such as bone or deer horn) and mother-of-pearl (raden).

Estimate:£167.51

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