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OTHER LACQUER WORKS OF ART
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Lot 451*
An extensive black and gold lacquer cosmetic set 19th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £8,000
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19th century
All decorated in gold takamakie, gold and slight silver hiramakie, kirikane with an identical design of takanoha-mon (hawk feather crest) and plum and bamboo issuing from behind hillocks on a shippo-tsunagi ground, comprising a large rounded rectangular box and cover, 21cm x 33.5cm x 27cm (8¼in x 13¼in x 10 5/8in), enclosed within two en-suite circular boxes and covers, 14.5cm (5¾in) diam., four rounded rectangular boxes and covers, all 5.2cm x 8.5cm x 7.5cm (2in x 7¼in x 6 7/8in), another two small circular boxes and covers, both 8cm (3 1/8in) diam., two small square boxes and covers, 6cm x 8cm x 8cm (2 3/8in x 7 1/8in x 7 1/8in) and a fitted removable tray, 5cm x 32cm x 25cm (2in x 12 5/8in x 9 7/8in), the interior of eight boxes lined in brocade silk with dense nashiji inside lids, two with mura-nashiji interiors, unsigned; with wood storage box and catalogue of the Fukushima Collection. (25).
All decorated in gold takamakie, gold and slight silver hiramakie, kirikane with an identical design of takanoha-mon (hawk feather crest) and plum and bamboo issuing from behind hillocks on a shippo-tsunagi ground, comprising a large rounded rectangular box and cover, 21cm x 33.5cm x 27cm (8¼in x 13¼in x 10 5/8in), enclosed within two en-suite circular boxes and covers, 14.5cm (5¾in) diam., four rounded rectangular boxes and covers, all 5.2cm x 8.5cm x 7.5cm (2in x 7¼in x 6 7/8in), another two small circular boxes and covers, both 8cm (3 1/8in) diam., two small square boxes and covers, 6cm x 8cm x 8cm (2 3/8in x 7 1/8in x 7 1/8in) and a fitted removable tray, 5cm x 32cm x 25cm (2in x 12 5/8in x 9 7/8in), the interior of eight boxes lined in brocade silk with dense nashiji inside lids, two with mura-nashiji interiors, unsigned; with wood storage box and catalogue of the Fukushima Collection. (25).
Footnotes
A square lacquer box decorated with an identical design is illustrated in the Exhibition Catalogue, Fukushima Collection, Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, December 1981, pl.no.4.
























