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A GOLD-LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN
326 THE FORM OF TWO SUPERIMPOSED FANS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
327 late 19th/early 20th century
200 | BONHAMS Decorated in black, gold and red takamaki-e
and hiramaki-e, the ogi (folding fan),
embellished with bearded stalks of irises on
a kinji ground, the details inlaid in shell and
kirigane, the other a gunbai uchiwa (waisted
solid-form) fan, decorated with formalised
scrolling chrysanthemums, the interior and
base of rich nashiji; unsigned.
3.8cm x 12cm x 7.6cm (1½in x 4¾in x 3in). (2).

£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,100 - 1,300

326
A GOLD-LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN
THE FORM OF TWO SUPERIMPOSED FANS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
In the form of an ogi (folding fan), lacquered in
gold takamaki-e and kirigane with a pinescape
and sailing boats on the lake, the other an
uchiwa (circular fan), similarly decorated with
butterflies hovering over autumn windswept
ominaeshi (valerian) and kikyo (Chinese
bellflowers), the details partly inlaid in shell, the
sides embellished with three different designs,
the interior of rich nashiji, the rims edged in
silver, the imitation sticks and guards inlaid in
silver; unsigned.
5.1cm x 14.5cm x 10.2cm (2in x 5¾in x 4in). (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

327
A GOLD-LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN
THE FORM OF A GUNBAI UCHIWA
(A WAR FAN OF SOLID WAISTED FORM)
By Seishu, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The dense okibirame ground lacquered mainly
in gold takamaki-e with five ogi (folding fans)
on the cover and six ogi scattered around
the kinji sides, each fan embellished with a
different bird-and-flower scene, the interior
and underside of rich nashiji; signed in gold
lacquer on the underside Seishu with a kao.
4.5cm x 11.7cm x 9.5cm (1¾in x 4 5/8in x
3¾in). (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

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.