Japanese silver- and gold-plated copper dustpan and brush, late Meiji period, the back of the dustpan decorated with a statue of Kusunoki Masashige in front of the Nijubashi Bridge and the Imperial Palace beneath an arch formed by dragons vying for a flamed pearl that forms the handle, the dustpan, decorated with a dragon and ginkgo and maple leaves, maker’s mark
Japanese silver- and gold-plated copper dustpan and brush, late Meiji period, the back of the dustpan decorated with a statue of Kusunoki Masashige in front of the Nijubashi Bridge and the Imperial Palace beneath an arch formed by dragons vying for a flamed pearl that forms the handle, the dustpan, decorated with a dragon and ginkgo and maple leaves, maker’s mark