Fine Japanese Art
Fine Japanese Art
Auction Closed
November 5, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
THE PROPERTY OF A LONDON COLLECTOR
A FINE GOLD LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESSORY BOX] DECORATED WITH OVERLAPPING FANS, SIGNED JOKASAI, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the rectangular box with flush-fitting cover decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame with fans depicting Japanese gardens, landscapes and flowers of the four seasons on a gyobu-hirame ground, the interior in dense nashiji
16 x 23 x 28.8 cm., 6⅓ x 9⅛ x 11⅓ in.
For details of Jokasai see E. A. Wrangham, The Index of of Inro Artists, (Northumberland, 1995), pp. 98-99.