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A LACQUERED RYOSHIBAKO
(DOCUMENT BOX) AND COVER
WITH HAWKS’ FEATHERS
Edo period (1615-1868),
first half of the 19th century
Of standard rectangular form with inrobuta
(flush-fitting lid), the exterior except for the
base entirely covered in loosely woven fabric
filled with black lacquer, the rounded chiri-i
(edges) finished in gold nashiji, the decoration
executed mostly in silver hiramaki-e with some
gold hiramaki-e and kinpun and consisting
of one bundle of 14 (on the cover) and two
bundles (on the sides) of six hawks’ feathers,
elegantly arranged on a gold thread; the
interior with the ‘dragon-scale’ mon (crest) of
the Hojo family, in gold hiramaki-e on polished
black lacquer, the base polished black
lacquer, unsigned; with an inscribed wood
storage box.
11.6cm x 32cm x 38.4cm
(4 5/8in x 12 5/8in x 15 1/8in). (3).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 440,000
US$2,600 - 4,000

A suzuribako (box for writing utensils)
with a very similar motif executed in the
same techniques and with the distinctive
nashiji decoration to the borders but on a
conventional polished black-lacquer ground
is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, inv. no.
W.331-1910.

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AN UNUSUAL GOLD-LACQUER
TSUZUMIBAKO (DRUM BOX) AND
COVER
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989)
era, circa 1920-1940
Of almost cylindrical form but a with a flat base,
the top and bottom of the exterior decorated
with gold lacquer applied over a loosely
woven fabric, the central section with a band
of stylized floral and leaf ornament in gold
lacquer and fine gold hirame, scattered with
syllables from a poem in pewter and shell, the
rims and cord fittings silver, the interior of the
lid gold hirame on a black-lacquer ground with
further syllables in gold hiramaki-e, the base
dull gold lacquer, unsigned; with lacquered-
wood tomobako storage box inscribed in gold
hiramaki-e and lined in silk with a pattern of
roundels. 23.5cm x 30cm x 24.4cm (9¼in x
11¾in x 9 5/8in). (3).

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY440,000 - 590,000
US$4,000 - 5,300

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot FINE JAPANESE ART | 197
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.