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AN UNUSUAL GOLD-LACQUER TSUZUMIBAKO (DRUM BOX)
AND COVER 170
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, circa 1920-1940
Of almost cylindrical form but with a flat base, the top and bottom
of the exterior decorated with gold lacquer applied over a loosely
woven fabric, the central section with a band of stylized floral and leaf
ornament in gold lacquer and fine gold hirame, scattered with syllables
from a poem in pewter and shell, the rims and cord fittings silver, the
interior of the lid gold hirame on a black-lacquer ground with further
syllables in gold hiramaki-e, the base dull gold lacquer, unsigned; with
lacquered-wood tomobako storage box inscribed in gold hiramaki-e
and lined in silk with a pattern of roundels. 23.5cm x 30cm x 24.4cm
(9¼in x 11¾in x 9 5/8in). (3).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,800 - 4,200

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