A spool of silk thread twists around a sprig of yellow flowers, the color in enamel over raw brass marked on the base Ando-Zo (made by Ando) enclosed in the original signed and sealed wooden box. Wrapped and riveted corners outside, inside heavy cloth gilded with flashes of applied gold. It comes on a carrying tray of the same design. The box is roughly 6 x 4 x 2 inches (15 x 10 x 5 cm), the tray 7-1/2 x 5-3/4 inches (19 x 14.5 cm). Dating circa 1920, there is some damage to the edge of the ...click for details
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