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THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
A LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESORY BOX] SIGNED SHUMIN, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 3, 04:10 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
A LACQUER TEBAKO [ACCESORY BOX]
SIGNED SHUMIN
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the rectangular box with close fitting cover and indented corners, decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, hirame, gold foil and nashiji on a kinji ground, the cover depicting a thatched building in hilly landscape and cherry blossoms beside a lake, the design continuing onto the sides, the interior with a tray, depicting a pavilion in a craggy mountainous landscape beside a swirling river beneath maple trees, silver rims, with a red pot seal
20 x 16 x 11.5 cm, 7 7/8 x 6 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.
T.A.Hardcastle, Horninghold
In 1900, T. A. Hardcastle travelled extensively through Asia and visited Japan, from where he acquired and amassed a large collection of Japanese works of art.