Lot Essay
For a comparable piece by Shiomi Masanari in the Tokyo National Museum see Haino Akio, Shikko (kinseihen) (Lacquer, modern volume), Nihon no bijutsu no. 231, color plate 18.
EDO PERIOD (THE FIRST LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE SECOND 18TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SEALED SHIOMI MASANARI [SHIOMI MASANARI (1647-1722)]
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TWO LACQUER ACCESSORY BOXES (TEBAKO)
Edo period (the first late 17th-early 18th century, the second 18th century), the first sealed shiomi masanari [shiomi masanari (1647-1722)]
Of rectangular sections with rounded corners, the first fitted with an overhanging cover arched above the gilt-copper cord rings on two sides, decorated in gold hiramaki-e, low-relief takamaki-e, kimpun and okibirame with a landscape of pines, oranges, rock, hillocks and a stream on a ground of dense nashiji, the interior roiro and nashiji; the second, decorated on the cover in gold hiramaki-e and low relief takamaki-e with a stand of chrysanthemums and small plants against a dense nashiji ground continued on the side of the box, the interior of the case roiro-nuri with sprays of flowering grasses in gold hiramaki-e, fitted with gilt-metal cord rings cast with paulownia medallions
6¾ x 5½ x 4in. (7.3 x 14 x 10.3cm.); 6 7/8 x 5¾ x 5¼in. (17.4 x 14.7 x 13.2cm.) (2)
Edo period (the first late 17th-early 18th century, the second 18th century), the first sealed shiomi masanari [shiomi masanari (1647-1722)]
Of rectangular sections with rounded corners, the first fitted with an overhanging cover arched above the gilt-copper cord rings on two sides, decorated in gold hiramaki-e, low-relief takamaki-e, kimpun and okibirame with a landscape of pines, oranges, rock, hillocks and a stream on a ground of dense nashiji, the interior roiro and nashiji; the second, decorated on the cover in gold hiramaki-e and low relief takamaki-e with a stand of chrysanthemums and small plants against a dense nashiji ground continued on the side of the box, the interior of the case roiro-nuri with sprays of flowering grasses in gold hiramaki-e, fitted with gilt-metal cord rings cast with paulownia medallions
6¾ x 5½ x 4in. (7.3 x 14 x 10.3cm.); 6 7/8 x 5¾ x 5¼in. (17.4 x 14.7 x 13.2cm.) (2)
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