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A LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) IN
THE SHAPE OF A FOLDING SCREEN
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The box modeled as a four-panel screen
with one panel folded shut, decorated in
gold and silver hiramaki-e and togidashi
maki-e on the cover with a screen with
scenes of Arashiyama, the sides of the box
with a blossoming plum tree and bamboo
fence, blossoming morning glories, water
works, and young pines and cherry trees
by a meandering stream, with highlights of
hiramaki-e and nashiji, the removable tray
decorated with a willow branch, hanging
scroll, an incense container and a feather
fan, the edges of the tray with a band of
lozenges, the interiors and underside hirame
on a roiro-nuri ground
With a wood tomobako storage box
3 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 2in (9 x 11.5 x 5cm)
$2,000 - 3,000

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A GOLD-LACQUER FUMIBAKO (BOX
FOR LETTERS)
Taisho era (1912-1926), dated 1922
Elegantly rendered in gold and
silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with
gold nashiji highlights on a kinpun ground,
with a profusion of chrysanthemums
and swirling clouds, the interior lid
inscribed Taisho juichinen nigatsu muika
Tokyo (February 6, 1922, Tokyo) with a
crossed Japanese and Dutch flag
9 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/4in (23.2 x 7.9 4.4cm)
560
$1,500 - 2,000

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