CHADŌ – The Beauty of Japanese Tea Ceremony
CHADŌ – The Beauty of Japanese Tea Ceremony
Lot Closed
October 18, 04:43 AM GMT
Estimate
24,000 - 30,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
A lacquer smith's low table, Urushi Goshi Joban,
Japan, Showa period
昭和時期 日本慮漆小桌
84.3 by 40.2 by 17.3 cm
The marbled and copious layers of black and red lacquer were accumulated overtime and a by-product of lacquer production in Kitakata in Fukushima Prefecture during the Showa period in Japan. This low table would have initially functioned as a utilitarian tool for craftsman for straining coloured lacquer.
Compare a similar example sold in our rooms, 21st May 2020, lot 5106.