The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023

Lot 1004

THREE JAPANESE RECTANGULAR LACQUER FUBAKO (DOCUMENT BOXES AND COVERS)

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £252

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Description

THREE JAPANESE RECTANGULAR LACQUER FUBAKO (DOCUMENT BOXES AND COVERS)
EDO AND MEIJI, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

The three boxes decorated in gold and black lacquer, the longest with an inner tray and painted with bamboo, pine and prunus; the two others embellished with mon (family crests) and scrolling tendrils, all three with metal fittings, 41.5cm max. (7)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).