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166 | BONHAMS A GOLD-LACQUER THREE-TIER JUKOGO
(TIERED INCENSE BOX) AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The sparse nashiji ground lacquered with an all-over design of
overlapping chrysanthemum blossoms in shell and gold hiramaki-e,
the interior of the cover lacquered in gold hiramaki-e with two sprigs of
chrysanthemum, unsigned; the base stuck with an old collector’s label
of Michael Tomkinson.
7.3cm x 7.5cm x 6.2cm (2 7/8in x 3in x 2 3/8in). (4).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY280,000 - 410,000
US$2,500 - 3,700
Provenance:
Michael Tomkinson collection.
Published:
Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection, London, George Allen,
1898, vol.2, no.464, p.34, not illustrated but described: ‘Jukogo, in
three divisions. Decorated with kiku flowers in gold lacquer and inlaid
shell on nashiji’.

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