Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall

Japan

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This scene of a cherry tree in full bloom bending over a mountain stream is one that invariably recalls the long-celebrated beauty of the mountains of Yoshino, south of Nara in springtime

Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan

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Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan

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