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The upper part of the casket is in the form of a lid which lifts up to reveal, on the reverse, and interior, a moonlit, mountainous landscape at the water's edge with a pagoda, buildings and galleries in gold and silver <i>hiramaki-e</i> and <i>takamaki-e </i>lacquer with gold and silver details; in the centre is an inverted frame with a geometric pattern in gold and silver <i>hiramaki-e</i> lacquer, enclosing undecorated lustrous black lacquer; the interior well of the casket is covered with <i>nashi-ji</i> lacquer. 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