Edo period (18th century)

Details

A Lacquer Natsume [Tea Container]
Edo period (18th century)
Of typical form with flush-fitting cover, decorated in gold hiramaki-e on a black ground with ferns, nashiji interior, fundame rims
7cm. high

Provenance

Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1987.

Literature

Eskenazi Ltd., Japanese Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer-ware, (London, 1986), cat. no. 66

Exhibited

Japanese Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer-ware, Eskenazi, Foxglove House, London, 12 – 23 December 1986

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.

Présenté par

Christine Bowie

cbowie@christies.com +44 (0)20 7752 3178

Descriptif du lot

This type of fern is called shinobu, which literally translated to mean enduring, concealing, hiding or longing and the word has often been used in Japanese poems for its allusion to old times gone by.

En savoir plus sur The Joseph Collection of Japanese Art

View All