A black lacquer large cigarette box
By Makizawa Shichinojo (b.1880) for the Dunhill-Namiki Company, 20th century
Decorated in gold, white and slight-coloured takamakie, the hinged cover with two long-tailed goldfish swimming in a lotus pond, the sides depicting ayu swimming among other water plants, the interior divided into three compartments, with silver rims, signed Namiki kan Shobi with kao. 5.1cm x 25cm x 11.8cm (2in x 9 13/16in x 4 5/16in).
Decorated in gold, white and slight-coloured takamakie, the hinged cover with two long-tailed goldfish swimming in a lotus pond, the sides depicting ayu swimming among other water plants, the interior divided into three compartments, with silver rims, signed Namiki kan Shobi with kao. 5.1cm x 25cm x 11.8cm (2in x 9 13/16in x 4 5/16in).
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Footnotes
- 蒔絵ダンヒル並木たばこ入れ 金魚 銘「並木監松美（花押）」 20世紀
Provenance: purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1986.
Wrangham collection, no.1825.
Exhibited: Meiji: Japanese Art in Transition, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Holland, 1987, no.266.
Shobi was the art name for the artist Makizawa Shichinojo (b.1880). He was a pupil of Takahashi Suiho and Shirayama Shosai. He joined the Namiki Co. (later called Pilot Pen Co.) in 1928 where he lacquered for Alfred Dunhill.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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