TWO JAPANESE LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS
TWO JAPANESE LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS
TWO JAPANESE LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS
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TWO JAPANESE LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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TWO JAPANESE LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The two-tiered box decorated in gold hiramaki-e [low relief lacquer] on a black ground with scattered mon [family crests] of encircled ivy leaves, red lacquer interior; the rectangular box with rounded corners decorated in gold hiramaki-e on a nashiji [sprinkled gold lacquer] ground with scattered aoi mon [hollyhock crests], nashiji interior
The tiered box: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) wide
The rectangular box: 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) long
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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