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MD-154641
Orpiment, Realgar, Quartz
Nishinomaki Mine, Gunma Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan
Small Cabinet, 5.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
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A rich and very showy three-sided specimen of lustrous, golden orpiment and bright red realgar on a vuggy, quartz matrix from a classic, old-time Japanese locality - the Nishinomaki Mine on Honshu. The bright orpiment stringers really set this piece off.