Lot Essay
For a similar example in the collection of Edmund J. Lewis see International Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal (Summer, 1993), vol. 13, no. 2
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EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Details
A KOBAKO [SMALL BOX]
Edo Period (17th Century)
The flush-fitting lid with rounded corners and edges, the exterior sumi-aka [red lacquered cloth] ground, the top of the cover and four sides of the box flanked with panels of black lacquer decorated in two-colour gold takamaki-e, depicting Shimazu mon, peonies and scrolling foliage, a ring-fitting in the shape of the same mon on each side, the interior nashiji ground, fundame rims, the base with sparse nashiji, some chips to rim
3 3/8 x 5¾ x 5¾in. (8.5 x 14.7 x 14.7cm.)
Edo Period (17th Century)
The flush-fitting lid with rounded corners and edges, the exterior sumi-aka [red lacquered cloth] ground, the top of the cover and four sides of the box flanked with panels of black lacquer decorated in two-colour gold takamaki-e, depicting Shimazu mon, peonies and scrolling foliage, a ring-fitting in the shape of the same mon on each side, the interior nashiji ground, fundame rims, the base with sparse nashiji, some chips to rim
3 3/8 x 5¾ x 5¾in. (8.5 x 14.7 x 14.7cm.)
Literature
Mike and Hiroko Dean, Nihon no Shikki Japanese Lacquer - an Exposition (Kyoto, 1984), no. 25
Special notice
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