Lot 317 , A Japanese lacquer and wood portable shrine, Meiji period

A Japanese lacquer and wood portable shrine, Meiji period
Estimate £40-60

There is general wear to the exterior and shallow chips to the upper rim. One of the pins holding the metal overlay is missing. The interior is also generally worn with scratches, one of the doors appears to have been broken and re-stuck leaving a split line straight down the middle vertically. There are a few pieces of the inner carving missing.


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Sold for £80