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A RARE GOLD AND BLACK LAQUER JIKIRO
(CEREMONIAL FOOD CONTAINER)
Wood and lacquer. Japan, Edo period

Of large ovoid shape with lid and raised on a
high pedestal foot. The exterior black-lacquered
decorated in gold hiramaki-e with scrolling vines
and flowers. The interior lacquered in red.

HEIGHT with lid 26 CM, DIAMETER 36.5 CM
Condition: Small chips along the borders and
surface, one chip in the interior, subtle scratches
and a crack on the interior red lacquer
Provenance: From an old Austrian private
collection acquired before 1930 - with old
collection numbers at the base

Estimate EUR 600,-
Starting price EUR 300,-
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RARE SMALL BOX WITH UTAGARUTA PLAYING CARDS
Lacquer, gold, silver and paint, etc. Japan, 19 century to Meiji
th
period
Lacquer box with a very deep lid; the painted decoration against
shiny black roironuri has stylized blossoms and leafed tendrils
93 with gold and silver. Inside are two removable stacks of 100
A BLACK LACQUER FOUR-TIER JUBAKO (CAKE cards each, the cards 8.3 x 5.5 cm, inside cloth bags with golden
BOX) AND COVER WITH A PORTABLE CASE floral decoration. These utagaruta (“poem cards”) were played in
Wood and lacquer. Japan, Edo period January. One of the stacks contains the first half of poems from
the “Hundred Poets”, while the other stack contains the second
Of rectangular shape. An elegantly executed set of half of these poems. The game consisted of finding matching 96
four-tiered black lacquer stacking boxes with lids parts. A PAIR OF LACQUERED KOBAKO
and portable case. Exterior lacquered in gold with Wood and lacquer. Japan, Edo period
floral designs, kabu (turnip), ogi (folding fans) and The poems on these cards have been skillfully written in sosho
tanzaku papers. The interior of rich nashiji. The calligraphy. These cards are special because all 100 poets have The smaller lidded box of square shape with a
carrying case covered in black polished lacquer and been painted on them, very finely and dressed in courtly clothing slightly domed cover. Covered in black polished
decorated in gold hiramakie with scrolling vines. of the day, including ladies. This collection of tanka poems, lacquer and decorated in gold hiramaki-e
also called hyakunin-isshu (“One Poem each from the Hundred and takamaki-e with stalks of leafy bamboo,
th
HEIGHT total 27.2 CM, WIDTH 16.5 CM, HEIGHT of Poets”) was compiled in the 13 century by Fujiwara Sadaie. peonies and aoi-mon (hollyhock crests). The
the 4 stacking boxes 6.5 CM, 5.1 CM, 5.5 CM and larger box of square shape and covered in
4.3 CM, HEIGHT of the lid 1.3 CM HEIGHT box 15.2 CM, WIDTH box 15.1, DEPTH box 10.7 CM black polished lacquer and decorated in gold
hiramaki-e with scrolling vines and leaf-mon.
Condition: Good condition Condition: Generally in good, complete condition - the lacquer
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection worn and partially cracked, with minor damages on the edges SIZE 5 x 5 x 5 and 6 x 6 x 6 CM
acquired in Japan in the early 1960s Provenance: From a German private collection
Condition: Slight material loss in the table
Estimate EUR 500,- Estimate EUR 500,- corners; overall good condition
Starting price EUR 250,- Starting price EUR 250,- Provenance: From an old Austrian private
collection acquired before 1930 - with old
collection numbers at the base

Estimate EUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 150,-

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