Antique Japanese shippo cloisonné gazelle tobacco box - Kyoto, Japan

Antique heavy shippo cloisonné metal box with a gazelle in the center surrounded by flowers and a white jagged boarder. Little blue birds and flower circles around the border. Likely from the early 1900s. Marked Kyoto - made in Japan on inside center.  

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SIZE 5 1/2" wide x 4" deep x 1 3/4" tall

CONDITION Antique. A few little pits on top and a small amount of verdigris on inside.  Please look closely at all pictures.   

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