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A LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOX]
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
野葡萄蒔絵香合
江戸時代（19世紀）
The circular box with fush-ftting cover, decorated in gold hiramaki-e and inlaid
in mother of pearl with wild grape vine on a black ground, the interior with a drum
in gold and black togidashi on a gyobu-nashiji ground, the inside of the footrim in
gyobu-nashiji, fundame rims
8cm. diam.
£2,500-3,000 $4,300-5,100
€3,100-3,700
PROVENANCE:
Eskenazi Ltd., London

(interior of cover)

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A FINE LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOX]
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
菊花蒔絵香合
江戸時代（19世紀）
The circular box with fush-ftting cover in the form of a chrysanthemum fowerhead,
decorated in various coloured gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and kirikane with curled
petals highlighted in cut gold foil, the fowerstem depicted on the base, nashiji
interior, with woodbox inscribed kiku kogo [chrysanthemum incense box]
10cm. diam.
£5,000-7,000 $8,500-12,000
€6,200-8,600

PROVENANCE:
A & J Speelman Ltd., London

(base)
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