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LACQUER RYOSHIBAKO
Various Properties
Various Properties
Lot 428*
A large gold lacquer rectangular ryoshibako (document box) and cover Attributed to Sosai Tabata and Shozo Okamoto, Taisho/Showa Period
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £1,800
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Attributed to Sosai Tabata and Shozo Okamoto, Taisho/Showa Period
The dense nashiji ground decorated in gold and dark green takamakie with a tachibana tree, the design extending over the sides, the interior of sparse nashiji, the interior of the lid signed Kozo within an oval reserve, mounted with silver rims; with lacquered-wood storage box, titled Tachibana makie tebako (Box with maki-e Tachibana design) and signed by the two artists Sosai for the urushi lacquer work and Shozo for the maki-e (lacquer painting). 14cm x 29cm x 22cm (5½in x 11 3/8in x 8 9/16in). (3).
The dense nashiji ground decorated in gold and dark green takamakie with a tachibana tree, the design extending over the sides, the interior of sparse nashiji, the interior of the lid signed Kozo within an oval reserve, mounted with silver rims; with lacquered-wood storage box, titled Tachibana makie tebako (Box with maki-e Tachibana design) and signed by the two artists Sosai for the urushi lacquer work and Shozo for the maki-e (lacquer painting). 14cm x 29cm x 22cm (5½in x 11 3/8in x 8 9/16in). (3).





