Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 339
A JAPANESE LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND INNER COMPARTMENTS
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300
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Description
A JAPANESE LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND INNER COMPARTMENTS, KOBAKO
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the lids decorated with birds on perches, two possibly hawks and the third a small parrot, with details in hiramaki-e, tamaki-e, togidashi and kirikane, red and silver lacquer, inscribed to the side with a two-character signature for Ayabe and kao, 5.8cm x 9.2cm x 11.8cm. (6)