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ICHIBAN STARTING TO CLOSE DOWN. We are starting to close down our business, a process that will take us a couple of years. We still have over 900 items either currently listed on our website catalog or still to be posted onto it. So, from now on ALL ITEMS IN THE CATALOG MAY BE PURCHASED AT 40 % OFF THE LISTED PRICE.(This discount does NOT apply to items purchased at auction.) At these low prices, we do ask that you pay shipping and insurance charges for all items purchased.

Very Unusual Cloisonne Lidded Box - Chinese Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Enamel: Pre 1960   item# 44085  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $175.00  This very small cloisonne lidded box is totally unusual. Starting at the top, it is fully enameled all the way around the top, sides, bottom and inside. There is a hinged lid. The top is decorated with a weird demon face - much like those masks seen in Chinese Opera - for that reason I am attributing the piece to Chinese origin - even though it does have the gin bari technique used by the Japanese cloisonne makers. On the bottom is a series of Oriental characters which a kind friend has traslate ...click for details

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