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            A LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOX]                            A LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOX]
            EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)                               MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
            扇に衝立図蒔絵香合                                               扇散蒔絵香合
            江戸時代(17世紀)                                              明治時代(19世紀後期)
            The circular box with fush-ftting cover, decorated in gold, red, black hiramaki-e,   The rectangular box with rounded corners and slightly domed fush-ftting cover,
            takamaki-e, cut-gold foil and inlaid in mother-of-pearl on a nashiji ground with a   decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and inlaid in mother-of-pearl
            peacock feather laid beside a gunbai uchiwa [war fan], tsuitate [standing screen]   on a dense nashiji ground with various fans including an uchiwa depicting archaic
            depicting a crane above tempestuous waves beneath a setting sun, nashiji interior,    designs of dragonfies and a bird on a river beneath pine, each with elaborate
            pewter rims                                             tassels, nashiji interior, silver rims
            8cm. diam.                                              8cm. long
            £5,000-7,000                               $8,500-12,000  £2,000-3,000                             $3,400-5,100
                                                        €6,200-8,600                                           €2,500-3,700


            PROVENANCE:
            Eskenazi Ltd., London


























































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