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UK dating to 1872
with clean architectural lines
The construction of the chest is technically very sophisticated
This woodblock is entitled 正月元日諸侯登城御玄関前之図 (Feudal Lords Visiting Edo Castle on New Years Day)
The surface displays subtle tonal variation in the glaze
Indian Brass Jali Paan Dan Box - Circa 1910 Material Cardboard UK dating to 1872This Indian brass box was used for storing paan leaves and is known colloquially as a paan dan. Paan is a preparation, which combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf, which is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects. After chewing it is either spat out or swallowed. Paan has many variations. Slaked lime (chunam) paste is commonly added to bind the leaves. The skilled Paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India. References: A near
