Property from Various Owners
A pair of inlaid lacquer six-tier food containers
Ryuku Islands, 18th/19th century
Ryuku Islands, 18th/19th century
Each of rectangular shape with the lid and four sides of the first five tiers decorated in gold hiramakie with a flowering prunus tree within a shaped panel framed in mother-of-pearl and reserved on a ground of seigaiha in red lacquer and further aogai inlay, the slightly recessed lid and vertical edge bands accented with aogai okigai.
18 1/2in (47.2cm) high
18 1/2in (47.2cm) high
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,600 - 2,300
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,600 - 2,300
Category: Asian Art
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