λ A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE LACQUER PIECES

£300 - £500

£483

λ A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE LACQUER PIECES
EDO/MEIJI, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Comprising a lacquered emu egg kōbako (incense box), a collection label mentioning 'Liberty, July 78'; a bird-shaped kōbako, a label underneath for 'Hewett, 19/7/77, C.CE'; another small circular box, the cover with three porcelain butterflies; an aubergine-shaped tray and a sakazuki (sake cup); 10.7cm. (8)

Provenance: from the collection of William Cleverley Alexander (1840-1916), and thence by descent.

WITHOUT RESERVE