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A TWO-TIERED LACQUER JUKOGO (TIERED INCENSE BOX)
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The two-tiered box and cover decorated in gold, silver, red and black
hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with details in kimpun, kirikane, keuchi with
various fan-shaped panels of landscapes and festival scenes; the upper
tier containing two incense boxes with a continuous lake landscape;
the lower tier with fitted inner tray with a flower cart
2¬ x 3¿ x 2¿ in. (6.8 x 7.8 x 5.5 cm.)
$2,500-3,000

LITERATURE:
Eskenazi Ltd., Japanese Inro and Lacquer-ware from a Private Swedish
Collection, London, 1996, no. 67, p. 68-69.

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A LACQUER CAKE BOX (KASHIBAKO)
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
In the form of a box wrapped with a furoshiki (wrapping cloth);
decorated in gold, silver and red hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and sprinkled
nashiji with flowering branches lying against a stylised brocade
ground, the lid lifting to reveal a fitted inner tray decorated with a
feather beside tea utensils - a natsume, tea whisk and tea scoop
5Ω x 4¿ x 2√ in. (13.9 x 10.4 x 7.2cm.)
$2,500-3,000

PROVENANCE:
By repute a gift to the original collector Sten Ankarcrona (1861–
1936) in Stockholm by the Prince Komatsu Akihito in 1895.
LITERATURE:
Eskenazi Ltd., Japanese Inro and Lacquer-ware from a Private Swedish
Collection, London, 1996, illustrated p. 8.

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A LACQUER ACCESSORY BOX (TEBAKO)
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The deep box with rounded corners lavishly decorated in gold hiramaki-e
and takamaki-e, with details in keuchi, gimpun, uchikomi and kirikane with
a mountainous landscape of Chinese-style pavillions and thatched huts
amongst maple, willow, pine, bamboo and cherry trees; stylised waves
churn against the rocky shore, the sky and interior with nashiji
10æ x 9 x 5¿ in. (27.3 x 22.8 x 13.1 cm.)
$8,000-10,000

LITERATURE:
Eskenazi Ltd., Japanese Inro and Lacquer-ware from a Private Swedish
Collection, London, 1996, no. 76, p. 82-83.