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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A RYUKYU MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
RYUKYU ISLANDS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A RYUKYU MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
RYUKYU ISLANDS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The, openwork, faceted sides of the deep box and cover with gilded metal mesh insets surrounded by intricately inlaid mother-of-pearl lotus scroll repeated around recessed panels of dragons at the rims, the top of the cover inlaid with a scene of Shoulao riding a crane amidst clouds above the Eight Daoist Immortals, red lacquer interior
10 5/8 (27 cm.) high, 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
RYUKYU ISLANDS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The, openwork, faceted sides of the deep box and cover with gilded metal mesh insets surrounded by intricately inlaid mother-of-pearl lotus scroll repeated around recessed panels of dragons at the rims, the top of the cover inlaid with a scene of Shoulao riding a crane amidst clouds above the Eight Daoist Immortals, red lacquer interior
10 5/8 (27 cm.) high, 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
Provenance
T. Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, Kyoto, 1993.
The Irving Collection, no. 3839.
The Irving Collection, no. 3839.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot contains material from endangered species which could result in export restrictions.