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Lot 444*
A gold lacquer box and cover 19th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £4,000
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19th century
In the form of a straw-thatched hut, constructed in two sections, the straw-thatched roof detachable and forming the cover, the exterior lacquered all over in gold takamakie with details highlighted in gyobu, nashiji and kirikane, the sides of the box decorated with bales of rice, a waterwheel and tied bundles of straw, the interior of rich nashiji, unsigned; with wood storage box. 11.5cm x 17cm x 10.2cm (4½in x 6¾in x 4in). (3).
In the form of a straw-thatched hut, constructed in two sections, the straw-thatched roof detachable and forming the cover, the exterior lacquered all over in gold takamakie with details highlighted in gyobu, nashiji and kirikane, the sides of the box decorated with bales of rice, a waterwheel and tied bundles of straw, the interior of rich nashiji, unsigned; with wood storage box. 11.5cm x 17cm x 10.2cm (4½in x 6¾in x 4in). (3).






