Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 761
A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER TEA CADDY WITH FANS
Estimate £500 - £800
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Description
A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY AND COVER)
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Of typical form, decorated with scattered fans decorated with landscapes, birds and flowers; all rendered in gold hiramaki-e, fundame, kirikane, and nashigi lacquer, and with small aogai (mother of pearl) inlays on the black roiro ground, 7cm. (2)