Sale 19039
New York
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24 September 2020
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Price realised
USD 9,375
Estimate
A NANBAN-STYLE LACQUER DOMED COFFER JAPAN, CIRCA 1600, MOMOYAMA PERIOD Decorated with birds and deer in foliage on the sides and front, the top with figures in foliage, all designed in gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays, interior with scrolling vines on a black ground 31 in. (78.7 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide; 15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) deep
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.
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