Japanese Art II - 23rd May 2023
Lot 227
A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER BOX
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER BOX, COVER AND INNER TRAY
MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Of rectangular shape, the cover decorated with two fan-shaped panels, one enclosing pavilions by a large rock on the lake shore, the other with bamboo branches amongst wispy clouds, rendered in gold and silver takamaki-e and nashiji on the black roiro ground, the rim embellished with a band of karakusa scrolls, 7.5cm x 15.8cm x 19.5cm; together with an inscribed tomobako wood box. (4)
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.