Lot 265
  • 265

A Gold lacquer box and cover (tebako) with tray 19th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

of rectangular form with canted edges, decorated with gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane and hirame with iris, hollyhocks (aoi) and candocks (kohone) around the yatsuhashi bridge, on a nashi-ji ground, the inner tray decorated in the same techniques with iris and water plants growing wild along a stream, the interior of the box and cover in fine nashi-ji (3)

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 17th June 1987, lot 360.

Condition

Good condition.
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