Fine Japanese Art
Fine Japanese Art
Auction Closed
November 3, 04:10 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A SAWASA-WARE BOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
the oval box with flush fitting cover, inlaid in shakudo and gilt, with scenes of hare coursing and scrolling foliage on a gilt nanako ground, the cover inset with a French coin depicting Louis XIV (Louis Le Grand), the base inset with a roundel depicting a cockerel and hen, the interior in gilt with an engraved coat of arms (possibly that of the Sigoin and de Robaud families)
12 cm, 4 3/8 in. long
G. E. Rumphius, D’Amboinsche Rarireitkamer (Amsterdam, 1705)
For other examples of Sawasa ware see the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.