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A Japanese bamboo box in the form of a skull with snake, Meiji period (1868-1912).

Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
535 - 713 EUR
546 - 728 USD
Hammer price
5 000 SEK
Purchasing info
A Japanese bamboo box in the form of a skull with snake, Meiji period (1868-1912).

The snake, with inlaid eyes, enveloping a captured frog in its tail, attached with woven string and toggle, height 7 cm, the snake 20cm long.

Missing part, cracks.