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302 LACQUER WORKS OF ART
Various Properties
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A NEGORO LACQUER RICE SPATULA
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Carved from a single piece of wood and in the standard flat S-shaped
form of a spatula for serving rice, the handle with a raised central ridge
on one side, the end of the handle with a petal-shaped carving, the red
lacquer only slightly worn revealing the black-lacquer undercoat in a
few places, mainly around the edge of the spoon; with a wood storage
box. Length 27.7cm (10 7/8in). (2).

£1,500 - 1,800
JPY220,000 - 270,000
US$2,000 - 2,400

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A NEGORO LACQUER TEA CADDY
Muromachi (1333-1573), Momoyama (1573-1615)
or Edo (1615-1868) period, 16th/17th century
A turned-wood tea caddy of fubuki type with flush-fitting lid, the
cylindrical body resting on a splayed footring, the lid with a curved
shoulder and flat top, the exterior lacquered red, the black lacquer
undercoat showing through in places, the base and interior lacquered
black; with a wood storage box.
11.4cm (4 1/2in) high. (3).

£4,000 - 5,000
JPY590,000 - 740,000
US$5,300 - 6,600

For a similar Negoro tea caddy, see Okura Museum of Art, Negoro,
exhibition catalogue, 3 October-13 December 2009, cat. no. 124 and
Miho Museum, Shu-urushi “Negoro” chusei ni saita hana (Negoro:
Efflorescence of Medieval Japanese Lacquerware), exhibition
catalogue, 1 September-15 December 2013, cat. no. 388, where this
type of caddy is identified as a ‘Saidaiji Tea Container’, referring to the
well-known temple in Nara.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.