Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20th May 2025
Lot 300
A LARGE JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER COFFER
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £900
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Description
A LARGE JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER COFFER
EDO PERIOD, 1680-1730
The coffer 50cm x 45.7cm x 99.8cm, 90.5cm x 49cm x 102.5cm overall. (2)
For the European market, of rectangular form with a domed cover; decorated in gold takazogan raised enamels with lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils; the metal mounts embellished with further floral patterns; raised on a European stand.
Cf. O Impey & C Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer (1580-1850), p.182, no.431, for a large dish with comparable raised gold lacquer decoration of peony sprays on a black ground at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.