Nightmare Alley Prop - Japanese Black Lacquered Box, Meiji Period, circa 1880-1900

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Japanese black lacquered box, Meiji period, circa 1880-1900.  Decorated with hand painted gold Maki-e figural groups in an idyllic garden setting. *

The box is in excellent condition and would be a lovely addition to your desk, coffee or dressing table.

7” (17.8cm) by 5 3/4” (14.6cm), 3 1/4” (8.3cm) high.

$395.

* Maki-e is Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface of the lacquerware. Wikipedia

Used in Guillermo del Toro’s feature film “Nightmare Alley”.