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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A LACQUER CHEST
MOMOYAMA PERIOD, LATE 16 TH
CENTURY
蒔絵螺鈿洋櫃、桃山時代、16世紀後半
the rectangular chest with hinged domed
cover, the panels on the cover with raised
bands, decorated in gold hiramaki-e and
inlaid in mother of pearl on a black ground
with copper gilt fittings, and replacement
European hinges
47 cm., 18½ in. long
Ordered for the Portuguese market, this form
with raised bands is relatively unknown with
only one other published, see Oliver Impey,
Chrisiaan Jörg, Japanese export lacquer 1580-
1850 (Amsterdam, 2005) p. 149 pl. 321.
£ 10,000-15,000
€ 11,800-17,700 US$ 13,300-19,900
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