#1148 JP ANTIQUE - lacquered FUMIBAKO (letter box)

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#1148 JP ANTIQUE - lacquered FUMIBAKO (letter box) Item: Fumibako (letter box) The wooden Fumibako is decorated with beautiful brown-gold lacquer, design of a family crest. Attachment: an old Ukiyoe book Condition / Damage : good / chips and bald spots of lacquer Please check up on the following pictures to confirm the item. Basic Terms about Japanese Antique Koshirae (ornaments for sword), Tachi (long sword), Wakizashi (middle length sword), Tanto (short sword), PARTS : Tsuka (hilt), Tsuba (handguard), Saya (sheath), Fuchikashira & Menuki (ornamental parts for hilt), Tsunagi (wooden blade to display fittings), Kozuka (knife), Kogai (portable comb), Mimi (rim), Fukurin (rim cover) Shape (-gata): Mokkogata (four lobed shape), Kakugata (square shape), Kikugata (chrysanthemum shape) MATERIAL : Shakudo (copper-gold alloy), Suaka (pure copper), Shibuichi (copper-silver(quarter or more) alloy) SURFACE (-ji): Migakiji (smooth surface), Mokumeji (surface like the grain of wood), Ishimeji (surface like the grain of stone), Tsuchimeji (hammer marks surface), Nanakoji (raised dimpling surface like fish roe) CARVING (-bori): Takabori (high relief carving), Kebori (fine line carving), Katakiribori (carving with a cross section like "|/"), Katabori (carving with real form) OPENWORK (-sukashi) : Sukashi (inlay), Kosukashi (small openwork) read more

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