Lacquered Pill Case and Its Delicately-made Netsuke [Edo Period]

Accentuated with a boxwood netsuke on which a well bucket and a frog have been carved, this is a beautiful lacquered pill case with a gold kanji motif on black lacquer. This is a masterpiece, imparting not only a unique and flamboyant atmosphere, but also a taste for the simple and quiet.

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