Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 155
A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER SAGEJUBAKO (PICNIC BOX)
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £400
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Description
A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER SAGEJUBAKO (PICNIC BOX)
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular frame, the two trays, four-tier box and cover all decorated in takamakie and hiramakie with patterns of flower sprays and tendrils on paulownia mon, alternating with a gold shippo-tsunagi pattern against a roiro-nuri ground in a katamigawari design, together with a pair of quatrelobed lacquer vessels, the box 34.5cm x 36cm x 20cm. (a lot)
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.