A JAPANESE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DECORATED WITH A FAN

Lot 28
17.03.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 8 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 720598
Lot 28 | A JAPANESE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DECORATED WITH A FAN
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 10 000
Rectangular with flush overhanging cover, the fan in gold takamaki-e, depicting a kirin [mythological animal] outlined in silver and details inlaid in coral and mother-of-pearl, the cover edges in somada-style with a geometric motif, the reverse decorated in takamaki-e, togidashi-e and nashiji with three Chinese boys playing with peonies in a field, the interior with scattered peonies on a mura-nashiji ground, the silver suiteki [water dropper] in the form of hanabishi design, with tomobako [original wooden box]
2½ x 10½ x 11½ in. (5.5 x 25.5 x 28 cm.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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