Japanese Works of Art - 13th November 2025
Lot 834
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE KAGAMI (MIRRORS) AND LACQUER CASES
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £191
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Description
A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE KAGAMI (MIRRORS) AND LACQUER CASES
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY
The four bronze mirrors decorated with auspicious symbols including cranes, pine and bamboo; three in fitted lacquer boxes embellished in gold hiramaki-e on a black roiro ground with mon and scrolling tendrils; two with foldable stands, another displayed on a small cabinet with an integrated mirror stand above two drawers; together with another black lacquer mirror case, undecorated; 63cm max. (19)
Provenance: the Tomkinson Family Collection.