JAPAN 1900 MEIJI PERIOD CARVED ROUND BOX WITH IMPERIAL CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWER

JAPANESE CARVED ROUND BOX WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM

HIGHLY DETAILED ROUND BOX, CREATED DURING THE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) IN THE IMPERIAL JAPAN, CIRCA 1900. THIS SCULPTURAL BOX IS VERY WELL MADE AND PROPORTIONATE, SHOW THE CARVED ORGANIC FIGURE OF A CHRYSAMTHEMUM.

IT WAS MADE FROM A NATURAL CARVING WITH EXCEPTIONAL CRAFTMANSHIP AND HIGHLY DETAILED TEXTURE. 

HAVE A DIAMETER OF 67.3 mm (2.65 Inches) AND A HEIGHT OF 40 mm BY 53.3 mm (1.57 Inches).

HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 63.9 Grams.

NOTE: THE IMPERIAL SEAL OF JAPAN OR NATIONAL SEAL OF JAPAN, ALSO CALLED THE CHRYSANTHEMUM SEAL (菊紋, KIKUMON), CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWER SEAL (菊花紋, 菊花紋章, KIKUKAMON, KIKUKAMONSHŌ) OR IMPERIAL CHRYSANTHEMUM EMBLEM (菊の御紋, KIKUNOGOMON), IS ONE OF THE NATIONAL SEALS AND A CREST (MON) USED BY THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN AND MEMBERS OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY.

VERY NICE PIECE, IN GREAT ORIGINAL CONDITION, WITH ABSOLUTELY NOT RESTORATIONS AND WITH REMAINS OF ALL THE ANTIQUE PATINA INTACT.

INVENTORY REF: P0000MNNL/.1111