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KOMA KANSAI II (1767-1835)
A fine lacquer bunko (document box)
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
Decorated on the exterior with cockerels, a hen and chicks by
chrysanthemums and rocks in gold, silver, red and black takamaki-e
and hiramaki-e with highlights of kirikane and kinji against a rich
nashiji ground, the interior of the lid with a cockerel and hen beneath
bush clover and grasses in the same lacquer techniques against a
sparse hirame ground, the rims and riser fundame, signed on the
interior of the lid Kansai and with a kao
With a wood storage box
16 5/8 x 13 1/2 x 5 3/4in (42.2 x 34.3 x 14.6cm)

US$20,000 - 30,000

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