The carved wood base modelled as rockwork and decorated overall in gold lacquer, with a group of four detachable turtles, one with its young, finely modelled in silver, fitted wood box, the box cover inscribed Seki jo kame odana kazari [shelf ornament of turtles on rocks], The first cargo of the New Year of 1918, I am granted this as a memento of the Emperor Taisho on 14th April 1927, Sakamaki Yoshio
9 ½ in (24 cm) wide
Provenance
The collection of the Emperor Taisho