Asian Art I - 16th May 2017
Lot 26
A JAPANESE NAMBAN LACQUER CASKET MOMOYAMA 1573-1615 The domed hinged lid and body decorated with...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £6000
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Description
A JAPANESE NAMBAN LACQUER CASKET
MOMOYAMA 1573-1615
The domed hinged lid and body decorated with panels containing mother of pearl flowerheads and gold and silver hiramaki-e leaves on a black lacquer ground, the borders with bands of geometric designs, with copper fittings engraved with stylised flowers and leaves, the inside lined with green velvet, 15.7cm x 13.4cm x 22.4cm.
Provenance: the collection of Lady Ottoline Morrell and thence by descent.
Cf. O Impey & C Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer 1580-1850, p.107 no.179 for a related chest with similar decoration and fittings. Also Christie's London, 11th May 2015, lot 1 and Harvard Art Museum, accession no.1996.242.10, for two other comparable namban coffers.