Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 435
A JAPANESE NAMBAN BLACK AND RED LACQUER TIERED BOX AND COVER MOMOYAMA/ EDO PERIOD The overall...
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £11000
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Description
A JAPANESE NAMBAN BLACK AND RED LACQUER TIERED BOX AND COVER
MOMOYAMA/ EDO PERIOD
The overall body with a central detachable section with three internal struts, the exterior decorated with roundels containing the character yanagi (willow) in mother of pearl in shaped cartouches reserved on a mother of pearl ground, the whole raised on four short cabriole legs, 23cm x 39cm x 32xcm. (3)
Cf. L Vinhais and J Welsh, After the Barbarians, Namban Works of Art for the Japanese, Portuguese and Dutch markets, p.292, no.37 for a similar box.