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MOCHIZUKI HANZAN (1743-1790)
An inlaid lacquer ryoshibako (document box)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
The rectangular box covered in roiro-nuri lacquer and
decorated on the cover with a poppy in inlaid mother-of-
pearl, glazed ceramic, pewter and gold takamaki-e, the
underside of the cover with a dynamic portrait of Daruma
(Bodhidharma) in a red robe in takamaki-e and glazed
ceramic, signed Hanzan and with inlaid ceramic seal
Hanzan, pewter rims
14 5/8 x 11 1/4 x 4 1/2in (34.5 x 28.5 x 10.5cm)

$2,500 - 3,500
Provenance
Purchased from Eskenazi Oriental Art, Ltd., London, 1990

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A LACQUER TRAY
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era
The deep tray decorated in gold hiramaki-e and gold and
silver togidashi maki-e against a ground of black lacquer
with a copy of a painting by Tani Buncho (1763-1841),
featuring a katsuo (bonito tuna), and a poem by Ota
Nanpo (1749-1823), inscribed Nanajuyon o Shokusanjin
(Shokusanjin at 74 years old) and bearing a seal
Shokusan, inscribed Buncho and bearing the artist’s seal
With a wood tomobako storage box
11 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 2 3/8in (29.2 x 24.7 x 6cm) 293
$800 - 1,200

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