Lackarbete. Ask med dekor av träd, trana samt sköldpaddor i förhöjd maki-e, även kallad "takamaki-e" i guld och silver samt mot nashiji-grund i guld. Metallskodd kant. Längd 31.5 cm. Bredd 25 cm. Höjd 6.5 cm.
Slitage. En smärre skada på nedre kant och undersida. Smärre sprickor på undersidan. Locket saknas.
From the Collection of Ebba-Stina Kiku Gadelius (1916-2022), thence by descent.
The foundation of the collection was laid by her father Knut Gadelius (1864-1932), who founded the Gadelius company.
Ebba was the third child of Knut Gadelius, she was born in Tokyo and grew up in Japan. She herself had a career as an artist and textile designer both in the USA and France and her design and art was strongly influcenced by her early years in Japan.