A small lacquer box with chrysanthemums , TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED <I>SEKKA</I> AND WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (<I>KAO</I>) (DESIGN BY SEKKA, LACQUER BY KAMISAKA YUKICHI)

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Japanese and Korean Art

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21 March 2012

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Lot 937

A small lacquer box with chrysanthemums

TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED SEKKA AND WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO) (DESIGN BY SEKKA, LACQUER BY KAMISAKA YUKICHI)

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USD 3,000

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USD 3,000 - USD 4,000

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A small lacquer box with chrysanthemums
Taisho period (early 20th century), signed Sekka and with cursive monogram (kao) (design by Sekka, lacquer by Kamisaka Yukichi)
Square box with domed lid in gold and silver hiramaki-e on a roiro ground with chrysanthemum design; signature on cover
4¾ x 4¾ x 2¼in. (11.5 x 11.5 x 5.8cm.)
With wood box titled Momoyagusa no zu kobako (small box with imagery from Momoyagusa [A myriad of things]), signed Heian maki-e shi Yukichi and sealed Yu, dated and inscribed Taisho no toshi gogatsu Nishijin origyodantai rengokai korosho
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

Donald A.Wood and Yuko Ikeda, eds., Kamisaka Sekka: Rimpa Master-Pioneer of Modern Design (Kyoto: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama; The Asahi Shinbun, 2003), pl.74.

Exhibited

"Kamisaka Sekka: Rimpa Master-Pioneer of Modern Design" shown at the following venues:

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 2003.8.30-10.13
Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, 2003.11.8-12.21
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 2004.1.29-4.25
Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 2004.5.23-8.1
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Lot 937

A small lacquer box with chrysanthemums

TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED SEKKA AND WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO) (DESIGN BY SEKKA, LACQUER BY KAMISAKA YUKICHI)

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