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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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