EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY]
Details
A Fubako [Letterbox]
Edo Period (17th Century]
With overhanging, slightly domed lid, black lacquer ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji depicting floral roundels on swirling waters, the interior nashiji, some old wear and slight cracks; a lacquer sakezuki [sake cup] of typical form, red lacquer ground decorated with gold and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with lead inlay, depicting the moon wrapped in a brocaded cloth, slight lifting to the inlay and lacquer, chip to rim, late 18th Century
9½in. (24.2cm.) long and 6¼in. (16cm.) diam. (2)
Edo Period (17th Century]
With overhanging, slightly domed lid, black lacquer ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji depicting floral roundels on swirling waters, the interior nashiji, some old wear and slight cracks; a lacquer sakezuki [sake cup] of typical form, red lacquer ground decorated with gold and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with lead inlay, depicting the moon wrapped in a brocaded cloth, slight lifting to the inlay and lacquer, chip to rim, late 18th Century
9½in. (24.2cm.) long and 6¼in. (16cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
The sakezuki: Michael Tomkinson
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