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San Rafael Auction Gallery 12/5/20 $375 including premium
listed by Raven on 12/18/20
listed for $2000
—sold to Kathleen Stoughton (Hillman Design and Construction) for $1600 on 2/15/23 inv 43480

Japanese Antique Bronze Box with Goddess Benten and Dragon

Japanese Antique Bronze Box with Goddess Benten and Dragon

SKU 1435629 Categories Accessories, Boxes & Accessories, Metal Work Tags asian antique, Japanese antique

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1920

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Antique Japanese rectangular bronze letter box. Decorated with a highly raised design of Benten, the Goddess of knowledge, music and eloquence. She is standing on a water dragon who looks up at her admiringly. With a plectrum in one hand, she plays her biwa. Waves churn around Benten and her dragon. The sides of the box are decorated with raised waves and remnants of gilding. The interior of the box is lined with wood.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 12 1/4″ long x 4″ wide

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Antique Japanese rectangular bronze letter box. Decorated with a highly raised design of Benten, the Goddess of knowledge, music and eloquence. She is standing on a water dragon who looks up at her admiringly. With a plectrum in one hand, she plays her biwa. Waves churn around Benten and her dragon. The sides of the box are decorated with raised waves and remnants of gilding. The interior of the box is lined with wood.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 12 1/4″ long x 4″ wide

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1920

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