Asian Art II - 13th November 2014
Lot 644
A Sawasa ware circular box and cover 18th century
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £4600
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Description
A Sawasa ware circular box and cover 18th century, the cover with a foliate panel decorated in relief with a tiger and a flowering prunus tree, the base finely incised with flower sprays and insects, the interior gilded, 6.3cm. (2)
Cf. Sawasa Japanese export art in black and gold, 1650-1800, Rijks Museum, Amsterdam, pp.107-110 for closely related boxes.