ID 1225360
Lot 125 | A JAPANESE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER PANEL DEPICTING THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 40 000
ATTRIBUTED TO THE SASAYA WORKSHOP, NAGASAKI, CIRCA 1788, ALMOST CERTAINLY AFTER A PRINT BY JAN CASPAR PHILIP
Decorated in gold hiramaki-e [low-relief lacquer] and silver togidashi-e, inscribed to the reverse 'Vue de Versailles', lacquered on a copper ground in later gilt-slip frame, with inscriptions relating to the provenance to the reverse of the frame
6 ¼ x 11 ¼ in. (16 x 28.5 cm.) unframed
Provenance
By repute, commissioned by Johan Frederik, Baron van Reede tot de Parkeler (1757-1802), in circa 1788.
With Barend Groen Antiquaire, 1966.
With G. de Boer, Amsterdam.
Purchased by the present owner from a dealer in London.
| Medium: | Japanese lacquerware |
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| Medium: | Japanese lacquerware |
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