Fine Japanese Art

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A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX], EDO PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Auction Closed

November 3, 04:10 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO [WRITING BOX]

EDO PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY


of rectangular form with rounded corners and overhanging cover, decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, gold foil and hirame on a nashiji ground with various coins and mon, the interior with a slate, fundame rim and silver water-dropper chased and engraved with leafy petioles and tendrils, silver rims

25 x 10 x 3 cm., 9 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/4 in.

Tokyo Bijyutu Kurabu, Yoshida-ke, Bo-kyuke Shozo shoga dogu token nyusatsu (Auction for the Yoshida family and another old renowned family’s collections of paintings, works of art and swords), November 1938, lot 93