Lot 116
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TROIS MEDAILLONS EN CUIVRE LAQUE

JAPON, EPOQUE EDO, FIN DU XVIIIEME SIECLE

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TROIS MEDAILLONS EN CUIVRE LAQUE
JAPON, EPOQUE EDO, FIN DU XVIIIEME SIECLE
De forme ovale, décoré en hiramaki-e or et kinji or sur fond de laque noire roiro de portraits de personnages (Charles Patin fils de Guy, D.N. Heraclius. AVG. et François Marie Duc de Broglie), le revers portant une inscription concernant le personnage représenté ; petits accidents, usures, un anneau manquant
Hauteur: 12,1 cm. (4¾ in.) (3)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Further details
THREE LACQUERED COPPER MEDALLIONS
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Around 1780 in Japan, there was a sudden fashion for oval copper medallions covered with black lacquer and decorated in low relief with portraits in gold hiramaki-e. Different series can be distinguished, series with portraits of famous Europeans based on prints from L'Europe Illustre compiled by Dreux du Radier (Paris, 1755-1765) or series depicting Roman Emperors, Governors-General of the VOC, illustrous Chinese or Dutch admirals

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