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TWO LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOXES)
AND COVERS
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The first with an overlapping cover with a matt roiro
lacquer over a textured ground decorated in red, green
and brown takamaki-e with a single stem of two blossoms
and buds and worm-eaten leaves, with details inlaid in
shell, unsigned; 6cm x 16.2cm x 16.5cm (2 3/8in x
6 3/8in x 6½in); the second decorated with a carp in
gold takamaki-e, unsigned; 4.5cm x 16.5cm x 9cm
(1¾in x 6½in x 3½in). (4).

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

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A GOLD-LACQUER SAGE-JUBAKO
(PORTABLE PICNIC SET)
Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid-19th century
Comprising a rectangular frame fitted wtih a gilt handle
and holding a four-tiered box and lid, lacquered on the
exterior with overlapping squares enclosing assorted
scenes including carp leaping above turbulent waters,
folding fans, shishi besides rocks, butterflies flitting amidst
pinks and an oi (Yamabushi priest’s carrying case) resting
among paulownia, the bottom shelf with a rectangular
lobed box, fitted with a cover inset on the top for resting
two unrelated Satsuma-ware sake bottles beneath an
open area containing four gold-lacquer trays decorated
with five maple leaves in gold hiramaki-e, the upper shelf
of the frame supporting one square tray similarly lacquered
with a tiger confronting a dragon, the sides of the frame
embellished with repeated shippo-tsunagi (linked-cash)
designs, the decoration on the top with other folding fans
enclosing different scenes; unsigned.
28.5cm x 30.5cm x 17.8cm (11¼in x 12in x 7in). (15).
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£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

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