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LACQUER AND MEIJI WORKS OF ART
THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR
AN UNUSUAL TWO-TIERED BOX AND COVER
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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AN UNUSUAL TWO-TIERED BOX AND COVER
Edo Period (19th Century)
Modelled as a house of timber construction and decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, togidashi-e, kirikane and nashiji on a fundame ground, the windows of bamboo sections, two doves perched on a plum tree growing among rocks and vine at the back of the house, the interior of the trays and roof nashiji
16.5cm. high
Edo Period (19th Century)
Modelled as a house of timber construction and decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, togidashi-e, kirikane and nashiji on a fundame ground, the windows of bamboo sections, two doves perched on a plum tree growing among rocks and vine at the back of the house, the interior of the trays and roof nashiji
16.5cm. high
Provenance
Michael Tomkinson