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A PRESENTATION LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESSORY BOX], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 5, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A PRESENTATION LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESSORY BOX], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the rectangular box and flush-fitting and cover with rounded corners and silver rims decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, nashiji and hirame on a fine kinji ground with ferns and bamboo leaves continuing over the sides, the centre with the mon of the Kan'in-no-miya, a branch of the Imperial Family
25.5 cm., 10¾ in. long
Kan'in-no-miya family
The Kan'in-no-miya was the youngest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne. It was founded by Prince Naohito, the son of Emperor Higashiyama (1675–1710).