A LACQUER `HEN AND CHICK` BOX AND COVER

Lot 124
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 37 800
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1225575
Lot 124 | A LACQUER 'HEN AND CHICK' BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A LACQUER 'HEN AND CHICK' BOX AND COVER
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




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Acquired from the London trade, 11 October 2012.
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