ID 1225575
Lot 124 | A LACQUER 'HEN AND CHICK' BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
Modelled as a hen with two chicks, decorated in gold, black and red takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with finely detailed feathers, inlaid eyes and a nashiji interior
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired from the London trade, 11 October 2012.
| Medium: | Japanese lacquerware |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Medium: | Japanese lacquerware |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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