Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 817

A SMALL JAPANESE KOMAI-STYLE BOX TAISHO 1912-1926 Of rectangular shape and supported on four...

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £750

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A SMALL JAPANESE KOMAI-STYLE BOX

TAISHO 1912-1926

Of rectangular shape and supported on four short bracket feet, the hinged cover with five doves amongst blossoming prunus trees, the sides with panels depicting a writhing dragon, cranes flying over irises, a thatched house and a ho-ho bird, the inside incised with a rooster and hen under a tree, the base with Fujii Yoshitoyo's Fujii Damascene Company trademark, 2.7cm x 4.5cm x 6cm.