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Of circular form decorated in lacquer with paulownia crests
15cm wide
There are light marks and scratches otherwise it is in good condition.
The paulownia kamon was the family crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who was shogun in the Momoyama Period. After the restoration of the Meiji Emperor in 1868 it became the symbol of the new government.
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© 2012-24 Harry Douglas-Hamilton – Specialist in Chinese, Japanese and Oriental art, based in Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England