Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery

Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022

Asian Art

Sold for

ZAR 12 898
Lot 92
  • A Japanese lacquered fubako, Meiji period, 19th century


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 12 898
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

A Japanese lacquered fubako, Meiji period, 19th century
rectangular, against a roiro ground, decorated elaborately with peonies and scrolling tendrils, with loose cover enclosing a detachable tray, the sides applied with loop handles fitted with a cord, loss to one side, 12,6cm high, 41cm long, 11,5cm deep; and another, against a roiro ground, the loose cover decorated in varicoloured gold hiramaki-e with an iris and peonies issuing from a rocky outcrop with a bird and butterfly above, embellished with mother-of-pearl highlights, the interior with nashiji, the sides applied with loop handles fitted with cord, minor chips,8,6cm high, 33,5cm long, 12,5cm deep
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Provenance

Property of an Oriental Collector.



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