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A lacquer small fubako (document box) and cover 15th/16th century
15 May 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £812.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA lacquer small fubako (document box) and cover
15th/16th century
Of deep rectangular form, bearing a mottled-brown lacquer ground and decorated with trailing kiri and clouds of shippo inlaid with aogai, the sides mounted with loose metal ring handles, unsigned; with wood storage box. 5.1cm x 22.5cm x 7cm (2in x 8 7/8in x 2¾in). (2).
Of deep rectangular form, bearing a mottled-brown lacquer ground and decorated with trailing kiri and clouds of shippo inlaid with aogai, the sides mounted with loose metal ring handles, unsigned; with wood storage box. 5.1cm x 22.5cm x 7cm (2in x 8 7/8in x 2¾in). (2).
Footnotes
蒔絵螺鈿文箱 桐蔦文様 無銘 15/16世紀
Provenance: purchased from Nihon Token, London, 1970.
Wrangham collection, no.998.
























