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Box with Phoenixes and Paulownia

c. 1920
Made by K. Hattori and Company, Tokyo (established 1917)
The motif of phoenixes (symbol of the empress) and sixteen-petal-chrysanthemum silver mounts on this box suggest that it was an imperial presentation piece. The silver rim has an incised seal, reading "made by Hattori [company]," but the skilled craftsman remains unidentified.

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