Japanese Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 371
A JAPANESE CIRCULAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A JAPANESE CIRCULAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER
TAISHO PERIOD OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY
Shaped as a wish-granting jewel, tama, with a ribbed surface, decorated with stylised flowerheads in dark red and gold lacquer on the burnt Sienna ground, the inside with two characters to one side and sprays of millet to the other, with gold lacquer flakes on the dark brown ground, 14.2cm dia. (2)