PLAT CIRCULAIRE EN LAQUE ROUGE À DÉCOR DE LYS

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Property from the Kaisendo Museum collection (Lots 88 - 94)The Kaisendo Museum lies in Kaminoyama city in Yamagata prefecture, Japan and houses a collection of Chinese and Japanese art that was formed by Mr Kenzo Hasegawa (1886-1957), the owner of a large manufacturer of raw silk in Kaminoyama. Initially he began by collecting Japanese swords prior to World War II but under the advice of his brother (Mr Shouichi Inoue) and his nephew (Mr Shouhei Inoue) his attention soon turned to carved lacquer. His brother was a renowned collector of Chinese and Japanese ceramics who had established a museum of his own and this was almost certainly the inspiration for Mr Hasegawa to prepare for his own museum by setting up the foundation in 1951. The majority of the lacquer pieces in his collection were acquired between 1948 and 1950. Two very important figures in the formation of the collection were Mr Takushin Kushi, a scholar of Asian art and Mr Hirota Fukkosai (1897-1973), the founder of Kochukyo. Mr Fukkosai was one of the preeminent figures in the world of Chinese art of his time and his influence can clearly be seen in the collection in the wonderful and extensive selection of important examples of carved lacquers in the museum. The main focus of the Museum’s collection, therefore, lies in both Japanese sword fittings (which include some very important examples) and important carved lacquerware. Although the initial basis of the collection were the sword fittings, the lacquer also stands out as a world class collection in terms of the rarity and quality of the pieces that the collection encompasses. Six remarkable pieces from the collection were sold at Christie’s Hong Kong in 2007 and 2011, including an important Xuande-marked early-Ming cinnabar lacquer tray, sold on 29 May 2007, lot 1359, and an extremely rare polychrome lacquer box and cover from the Wanli period, sold on 1 June 2011, lot 3573.

PLAT CIRCULAIRE EN LAQUE ROUGE À DÉCOR DE LYS

POSSIBLEMENT JAPON

Details

PLAT CIRCULAIRE EN LAQUE ROUGE À DÉCOR DE LYS
POSSIBLEMENT JAPON
Diamètre : 33 cm. (13 in.), boîte en bois japonaise

Provenance

Collection of Hasegawa Kenzo (1886-1957).
Kaisendo Museum, Yamagata, Japan.

Literature

Arakawa Hirokazu, Bijutsu Senshu Dai 8 kan, Choshitsu, 1974, cat. no. 33.

Further details

A CINNABAR LACQUER 'LILY' CIRCULAR DISH
POSSIBLY JAPAN

Sale room notice

Veuillez noter que contrairement à ce qui est indiqué au catalogue, le lieu et date de fabrication de ce lot sont : POSSIBLEMENT JAPON

Please note that the place and date of production of this lot should read : POSSIBLY JAPAN

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Lot Essay

The motif of flowering lily on lacquer is extremely rare. Compare to a red and ochre lacquer circular box and cover (diam.: 23.5 cm.) carved with leafy lily flowers that is similar to the present tray, dated to the Yongle period, the Qing Court collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 45 - Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2006, Hong Kong, p. 90, no. 63.

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