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EDO PERIOD (SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY)
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A CHABAKO [TEA CEREMONY UTENSILS BOX]
EDO PERIOD (SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY)
WITH FLUSH-FITTING LID AND INTERIOR TRAY, THE EXTERIOR NASHIJI GROUND DECORATED IN TAKAMAKI-E, HIRAMAKI-E AND SPARSE KIRIKANE, DEPICTING SHIKISHI AND TANZAKU [POEM CARDS] WITH VARIOUS MOTIFS INCLUDING CHIDORI [PLOVERS] DIVING THROUGH CLOUDS, FISHING NETS, CHERRY BLOSSOM, A BRIDGE OVER A RIVER, BUTTERFLIES, SUSUKI [PAMPAS GRASS], JAKAGO [BASKETWORK CAGES TO PREVENT EROSION BY THE CURRENT IN A STREAM], AND WILLOW TREES, A SILVER AND GOLD CHRYSANTHEMUM-SHAPED RING-FITTING ON EACH SIDE, THE INTERIOR BLACK LACQUER, THE SHALLOW INTERIOR TRAY DECORATED IN NASHIJI AND SITTING ON THE RISERS OF THE BOX, FUNDAME RIMS
19CM. WIDE
EDO PERIOD (SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY)
WITH FLUSH-FITTING LID AND INTERIOR TRAY, THE EXTERIOR NASHIJI GROUND DECORATED IN TAKAMAKI-E, HIRAMAKI-E AND SPARSE KIRIKANE, DEPICTING SHIKISHI AND TANZAKU [POEM CARDS] WITH VARIOUS MOTIFS INCLUDING CHIDORI [PLOVERS] DIVING THROUGH CLOUDS, FISHING NETS, CHERRY BLOSSOM, A BRIDGE OVER A RIVER, BUTTERFLIES, SUSUKI [PAMPAS GRASS], JAKAGO [BASKETWORK CAGES TO PREVENT EROSION BY THE CURRENT IN A STREAM], AND WILLOW TREES, A SILVER AND GOLD CHRYSANTHEMUM-SHAPED RING-FITTING ON EACH SIDE, THE INTERIOR BLACK LACQUER, THE SHALLOW INTERIOR TRAY DECORATED IN NASHIJI AND SITTING ON THE RISERS OF THE BOX, FUNDAME RIMS
19CM. WIDE
Literature
MIKE AND HIROKO DEAN, NIHON NO SHIKKI JAPANESE LACQUER - AN EXPOSITION (KYOTO, 1984), NO. 20
Special notice
This lot will be subject to VAT at the rate of 17.5% on the buyer's premium