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AN UNUSUAL BURLWOOD AND A SQUARE FOOTED LACQUER TRAY A CLOISONNÉ VASE AND COVER
LACQUER TRAY Edo, 18th/19th century Meiji
Meiji Lacquered in gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji The exterior decorated all over with bamboo
The raised rim of meandering oval outline, with central circular black lacquer panel leaves and stems in blues and greens on a
formed from a section of a natural burr, depicting two cranes and two turtles besides black ground, with formal bands at neck and
the surface painted in gilt and red with a pine growing on the banks of stream, on a foot, the interior in blue enamel,
three-clawed dragon clutching a pearl within red lacquer ground, the sides of the tray with 19.5cm high
vaporous swirling clouds, on a mottled red, stylised foliage,
black and ochre abstract marbled lacquer 3.2cm high, 32.7cm wide, 32.5cm deep, and £200 - 300
ground, the effect known in Chinese as xipi, with wood storage box
meaning ‘rhinoceros skin’, black lacquered Provenance: From the collection formed by
base, £600 - 800 Sir Claud Severn, whilst Colonial Secretary
38.5cms wide in Hong Kong, circa 1912-1925. Thence by
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£500 - 700 A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ INCENSE
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Late Meiji A RED GUILLOCHÉ AND CLOISONNÉ
With removable wide flat plateau decorated VASE
with phoenix, the vases with birds by a Meiji
waterfall and on a base section with bracket Of ovoid form with a cloisonné chidori
feet, (damages), among brightly coloured peony stems on a
45cm high translucent red ground overlaid on an incised
design of another songbird in bamboo,
£300 - 500 21.5cm high

£250 - 350

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