ID 726993
Lot 64 | A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) IN SHAPE OF A KOTO (JAPANESE HARP)
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
The rectangular box decorated in polychrome lacuqer takamaki-e, hiramakie, togidashi and okihirame, cover in the shape imitating a 13 stringed koto applied with an iron and soft metal menuki on the forehead (ryugaku); fitted with silver saucer and a silver and iron water dropper in the shape of kabuto (helmet), interior and base on nashiji ground
3 x 7 7⁄8 x 1 1⁄8 in. (7.6 x 20 x 2.9 cm.) longest
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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