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ANDO CLOISONNÉ COMPANY
An enamelled metal suzuribako (writing box)
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
The copper-alloy box with a domed cover decorated in relief in
colored enamels with a bold design of two cormorants in flight
above rolling waves, the interior covered in lacquer-soaked cloth
embellished with gold, the box containing a removable hardwood
tray with recesses for an ink stone and an enameled copper-alloy
water-dropper designed as a fish, signed on the underside with the
mark of the Ando Company
9 3/4 x 9 3/4in (24.7 x 27.4cm)

US$3,000 - 4,000
1028
KOMAI WORKSHOP OF KYOTO
An inlaid-iron box and cover
1028 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Fan-shaped, set on four bracket feet decorated in gold nunome-
zogan with a scene of Kyoto’s Kinkakuji Temple, the sides of the box
decorated with the attributes of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
and precious emblems, the underside signed Kyoto Komai sei and
Raku within a double square reserve and scattered cherry blossoms
3 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4in (7.9 x 6.4 x 3.2cm)

US$1,500 - 2,500

1029
FUJII WORKSHOP
A silvered and gilt box and cover
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, circa 1910
The rectangular box with a slightly domed, hinged cover and
decorated overall with a large peony raised in low relief and
highlighted in gilt against a silvered ground finished in a rough ishime
surface, the interior carved with a mountainous retreat and a young
oxherd under a crescent moon, signed on the underside with the
mark of the Fujii Damascene Company
4 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 1 15/16in (10.5 x 15 x 4.8cm)

US$1,500 - 2,500

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