MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)

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A BOX FOR ACCOUTREMENTS OF THE NOH THEATRE
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box with overhanging cover decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, nashiji, hirame and fundame with knots of cloth and raindrops amongst pampasgrass, the cord-rings in the form of kiri-mon with white, pink and green enamels, the interior with omedaka and kiku in a stream, the underside of the cover with kiku and kiri-mon
30cm. long

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

Although similar in style and of the same period as Kodaiji-maki-e, the design and techniques of this piece are more complex. The cord rings have the primitive enamelling typical of the Momoyama period, and may be assumed to be original to the box.

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