ID 1387590
Lot 173 | A LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO) WITH KANZAN AND JITTOKU
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 20 000
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), ATTRIBUTED TO OGAWA HARITSU (1663-1747)
Decorated in polychrome lacquer takamaki-e, porcelain glaze and inlaid in mother-of-pearl, fitted with an ink stone, with a cloisonné enamel water dropper
10 5/8 x 8 x 2 in. (27 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm.)
With double-box, on the lid of the outer box, inscribed 'purchased from Sano, 1896' and 'loved by Abe Seikyo'
Provenance
Sano Family
Abe Seikyo, purchased from above, 1896
Exhibited
'The Maki-e Masters: Their Edo-period Flowering', Miho Museum, Shiga Prefecture, 15 Jul-20 Aug 2023. Exh. cat. no. 70
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Category: | Writing box |
| 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 |
| Category: | Writing box |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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