Christmas Gifts Online Auction - 19th November 2020
Lot 1019
A SMALL JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £260
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Description
A SMALL JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND COVER
MEIJI OR TAISHO PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY
The square body in deep black lacquer decorated with abstract patterns reminiscent of mountains in ochre, iron-red and olive-green, the rim with silver-coloured mounts, the inside with nashiji gold lacquer and the underside of the lid painted with a Dharma Chakra (Wheel of Dharma) in gilt, in a fitted tomobako wood box and cover stamped with the elephant-shaped seal for the Zohiko workshop, 5.5cm x 6.1cm x 6.1cm.(4)