Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 429
A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD NATSUME
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £120
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Description
A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD NATSUME
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
The tea caddy with a cylindrical body raised on a short foot, delicately painted with a continuous band of tokeiso (passion flowers), scrolling tendrils and leaves rendered in gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane, with bands of brocade designs above the foot and to the rim, the lid with a chrysanthemum flowerhead encircling the circular knop, the inside in black lacquer, 7cm. (2)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.