A Japanese lacquer box with a reverse-glass painting of a Dutchman
Arita, Edo period, first half 19th century
The oblong box black-lacquered, with glass lid painted with a Dutchman with his pipe, the inside and bottom nashiji-decorated,
L. 18.4 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
The oblong box black-lacquered, with glass lid painted with a Dutchman with his pipe, the inside and bottom nashiji-decorated,
L. 18.4 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Japan
Part of the Japan collection.
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