Lot Essay
For examples of the design see Nihon no Shitsuge, vol.III (Tokyo, 1978), no. 23, and Motoo Yoshimura, Kodaiji Makie (Kyoto, 1971), no. 33, 42, 43 and 45.
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MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH CENTURY)
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A KOBAKO [COSMETIC BOX]
Momoyama Period (Late 16th Century)
Kodai-ji maki-e, with flush-fitting lid and rounded corners and edges, the exterior black lacquer and nashiji decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirikane, nashiji, tsukegaki, kakiwari and harigaki, depicting a katami-gawari [divided-in-two-halves] design with kiri and kiku-mon and sprays of chrysanthemums and autumn flowers, the interior with a sparse nashiji ground decorated with a kiri-mon under the cover, pewter rims, slight old wear
2 1/8 x 3¾ x 3 1/8in. (5.5 x 9.4 x 8.1cm.)
Momoyama Period (Late 16th Century)
Kodai-ji maki-e, with flush-fitting lid and rounded corners and edges, the exterior black lacquer and nashiji decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirikane, nashiji, tsukegaki, kakiwari and harigaki, depicting a katami-gawari [divided-in-two-halves] design with kiri and kiku-mon and sprays of chrysanthemums and autumn flowers, the interior with a sparse nashiji ground decorated with a kiri-mon under the cover, pewter rims, slight old wear
2 1/8 x 3¾ x 3 1/8in. (5.5 x 9.4 x 8.1cm.)
Literature
Mike and Hiroko Dean, Nihon no Shikki Japanese Lacquer - an Exposition (Kyoto, 1984), no. 24
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