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139 | A LACQUER TABAKO-BON WITH TWO
MATCHING KISERU, 19TH CENTURY

Japan, 19th century, late Edo period (1615-1868)

The rectangular box with a silver handle and hinges masterfully
incised with blossoms, the upper surface with a removable silver
brazier fitted with a loop handle, the domed cover pierced with
mon, and a smaller match-holder with a silver domed cover incised
with matching crests in kebori. The front of the box fitted with
one large and two smaller drawers with silver mon pulls. The box
decorated with mon in gold hiramaki-e against a roironuri ground,
the silver hardware decorated with florets and vines carved in
kebori, the kiseru decorated to match the box.
SIZE 14 x 23.2 x 24.1 cm
WEIGHT 1,739 g

Condition: Very good condition with only minimal wear and
extremely rare to find in such well-preserved condition!
Provenance: Ex Arno Ziesnitz Collection.
Estimate EUR 3,000
Starting price EUR 1,500

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