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TAIKO DRUM WITH A FINE LACQUERED KOTO
STAND Wood, lacquer and bone. Japan, 19
th
Wood, lacquer, leather and century
iron. Japan, Meiji period
A traditional thirteen-string Japanese
A gilt and black lacquered musical instrument (Koto), the wood
97 98 wooden drum with leather with a beautiful swirling pattern. With
A MINIATURE LACQUERED SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) AND TWO A FINE LACQUERED KOBAKO WITH MINOGAME heads to two sides and an modern nylon strings added later, five
MATCHING BUNDAI (WRITING TABLES), THE SUZURIBAKO BY YOYUSAI Wood and lacquer. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1911) iron harness loop to one strings strung over movable bridges.
Wood and lacquer. Japan, Edo period (1603-1868) side. Decorated with Hidari The sides and margins decorated in
Lidded box of rectangular shape. The rich nashiji ground Gomon, a symbol of the gold hiramaki-e with scrolling vines and
The two writing tables covered in black polished lacquer and decorated in embellished in gold takamaki-e with stalks of leafy Ryukyu Kingdom. Includes flowers. The ends inlaid, the lower end
gold hiramaki-e with scrolling vines and flowers. The suzuribako of rounded bamboo, a pine tree and a minogame on a floor of solid wooden stand. with geometrical designs in ivory and
rectangular form, decorated on the cover in gold hiramaki-e lacquer with floral plants and flowers. In the left corner, a cross. The dense precious stones, the upper end with
motifs and scrolling vines, continued on the exterior walls. The interior lid is nashiji continues over lid, sides and interior. HEIGHT 18 CM, inlays and a golden hiramaki-e bird.
lacquered in gold with floral designs and signed YO-YU-SAI 伲 㷠 滳 after a DIAMETER 17 CM
painting by Hoitsu㉙ 䫮; fitted with a rectangular inkstone, a water vessel (the LENGTH 8 CM, WIDTH 5.8 CM, HEIGHT 3.3 CM LENGTH 48 CM
water dropper lid is missing) one kiri (pricker), and two brushes. Condition: Surface wear
Condition: Good condition, minor rubbing consistent with age, with Condition: Signs of age with small
SIZE suzuribako 7.2 x 6 CM, commensurate with age, three small scratches on top - lacquer cracks chips and detachment of inlay, the base
SIZE bundai (writing table) 19 x 11 CM and 12 x 6.7 CM the box and cover en suite, however put together Provenance: From a scratched and with a break - stable good
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection Hungarian private collection condition
Condition: Typical traces of use and wear along the edges, minor rubbing; acquired before 1930 - with old collection number on Provenance: From an Austrian private
the suzuribako with a repair to one of the sides of the cover the inside Estimate EUR 800,- collection
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930 - Starting price EUR 400,-
with old collection numbers on the bottom of one table and the suzuribako Estimate EUR 300,- Estimate EUR 1.200,-
Starting price EUR 150,- Starting price EUR 600,-
Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-
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Wood and lacquer. Japan, Edo period (1603-1868) LACQUERED KOBAKU WITH BUTTERFLY INLAID IN MOTHER OF PEARL
Wood, lacquer, metal and mother of pearl. Japan, Edo period (1603-1868)
One of rectangular and one of square shape. The larger
tray covered in black polished lacquer and decorated Lidded box of rounded rectangular form. Covered in black polished lacquer,
in gold hiramaki-e with a background of net pattern, covered in nashiji and decorated in gold Hiramaki-e and mother of pearl
scrolling vines, various mon and a knotted rope design butterflies. The interior and bottom covered in red polished lacquer and nashiji.
and nashiji at the base. Particularly fine mixture of lacquer Fitted with metal rims inside.
techniques utilizing nashiji, takamaki-e and togidashi-e
inside the mon. The square tray with classic hiramaki-e LENGTH 7.5 CM, WIDTH 6 CM, HEIGHT 2 CM
scrolling floral vine pattern.
Condition: Good condition, minor traces of wear
SIZE 17 x 10 and 9.5 x 9 CM Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930 - with
old collection number on the inside
Condition: Good condition - some traces of wear on the
edges of the square tray Estimate EUR 200,-
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection Starting price EUR 100,-
acquired before 1930 - with old collection number on the
bottom of one tray

Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-

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