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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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