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A GOLD-LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CONTAINER) WITH LID A LACQUER BIWA-FORM KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINER)
Edo period/Meiji era (19th century) Meiji era (late 19th century)
The globular body with a waisted neck and raised on a short foot The body of the instrument gold mokume togidashi maki-e with gold
rim, decorated in gold and black takamaki-e and gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e strings, a silver takamaki-e tailpiece and a plectrum guard
kirigane with paulownia blossoms amid scrolling leafy tendrils and of stylized clouds in gold, silver and iro-e hiramaki-e and e-nashiji, the
scattered kanji mon of the character mitsu (three) within an octagon, sound holes and four frets inlaid in shell, the sides and peg box with
repeated on the fitted lid, the interior lined with gilt metal blossoms in gold and silver takamaki-e, the interior and underside gold
2 7/8in (7cm) high nashiji, with silver pegs
$1,000 - 1,500 9 1/2in (24cm) long
$1,500 - 2,500
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A LARGE GOLD-LACQUER SCROLL BOX PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
Edo period/Meiji era (19th century)
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takamaki-e and gold okibirame with pine, bamboo and plum (the A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)
Three Friends of Winter) accompanied by cranes and minogame Edo period/Meiji era (19th century)
(bushy-tailed tortoises), portions of the design heightened with gold The rounded rectangular cover with a sparse nashiji and roiro-nuri
and silver kirigane, the interior of mura-nashiji, with floral-etched ground designed in gold and silver takamaki-e, togidashi maki-e and
gilt-copper fittings various patterns of kirigane with a branch of flowering day lilies, the
5 3/4 x 23 5/8 x 7 1/8in (14.7 x 60.8 x 18.1cm) high-relief blossoms of carved shell, the interiors, removable trays, and
$1,200 - 1,800 base in dense nashiji
With a wood storage box
1 3/4 x 9 3/8 x 7 3/4in (4.4 x 23.9 x 19.8cm)
$1,200 - 1,800

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