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252 - OTHER PROPERTIES: A BLACK-AND-GOLD-LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX AND WRITING BOXA BLACK-AND-GOLD-LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX AND WRITING BOX
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£400 - 600 (€470 - 720)Sale fees
OTHER PROPERTIES: A BLACK-AND-GOLD-LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX AND WRITING BOXA BLACK-AND-GOLD-LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX AND WRITING BOX EARLY 20TH CENTURY A set. both boxes of rounded-rectangular form with a kabusebuta (overhanging lid) lac-quered in gold hiramaki-e, togidashi maki-e, e-nashiji and highlights of silver hiramaki-e, on the lustrous black-lacquer ground, the document box decorated with two Buddhist angels, one playing a lute and the other panpipes on a ground of falling lotus petals, the interior of sparse nashiji 13cm x 53cm x 46cm The writing box with a removable suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and a mixed-metal suiteki (water dropper) in the form of two overlapping shikishi- ban (square poem papers) engraved respectively with plum blossoms and pine needles, the interior and underside of sparse nashiji; unsigned; 4cm x 25cm x 21.5cm each box with an inscribed lacquered-wood storage box. (7) Without Reserve
Auction details
Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Robert G. Piper: All Bottles To Be Sold Without ReserveAuction house
Alastair Gibson Auctions +44 7 83 16 45 468 info@alastairgibsonauctions.comDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.