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227 - Part I from the Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018) Lots 226-236
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Part I from the Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018) Lots 226-236 A Japanese tea ceremony utensils box and cover, chabako Edo period, 17th/18th century With flush-fitting lid, the exterior black lacquer ground covered with a tight key-fret pattern in gold hiramaki-e, decorated in takamaki-e, gold and silver kirikane, shell and tin inlay and gold and silver heidatsu, depicting shells for kai-awase, some decorated with scrolling waves and cherry blossom, and tato (wrapping paper for combs, incense and other small valuables) decorated with various patterns including maple leaves and waves, pine and gourd vines, the interior nashiji, with fundame-bound rims, 13.6cm x 19.5cm x 11.4cm. Provenance: Christie’s 11 November 2008, lot 176. Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018)
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Chinese, Japanese & Southeast Asian Art: Part IAuction house
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