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                                              A FINE LACQUER CABINET            PROVENANCE
                                              EDO PERIOD, 19 TH  CENTURY        Mito-Tokugawa family, Japan
                                              the two door cabinet opening to reveal a   LITERATURE
                                              group of nine various drawers, decorated   Mito-ke zohin: Tokugawa koshaku-ke gozoki
                                              overall in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e,   nyusatsu of the Tokyo Bijutsu Club, 21th
                                              takamaki-e, hirame, nashiji, togidashi-e,   October 1918, p. 144, lot 192.
                                              gold and silver foil, the doors with a pavilion   41.5 cm., 161/2 in. wide
                                              in a rocky riverside landscape continuing
                                              onto the sides, the top with cranes, the
                                              drawers with pine and plum blossom, fine   ‡ £ 25,000-30,000
                                                                                € 28,100-33,700   US$ 31,100-37,300
                                              silver engraved fittings, accompanied by an
                                              auction catalogue
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