A Japanese shibayama-inlaid cabinet case, probably made by the Koike Art Shop, Yokohama ca. 1875 - 1900 The outer surfaces of embossed sheet silver with chrysanthemum and wave patterns. Surface framed by silver trims in the shape of bamboo, the surfaces themselves with fine Shibayama ivory inlays depicting birds and plants made of different materials, such as aogai, seashell, coral and tortoiseshell combined with lacquer. Two ivory inlays, one signed "Masanaga" and the other "Masahisa". The front closed by a door with a silver turning knob, the inside with thre,

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Keywords: 1900s, 19th, 20th, asia, asian, bizarre, cabinet, case, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, east, exotic, japanese, koike, object, objects, shibayama-inlaid, stills