TWO JAPANESE LACQUER INCENSE BOXES (KOGO) AND A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO

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19.07.2022 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 795377
Lot 189 | TWO JAPANESE LACQUER INCENSE BOXES (KOGO) AND A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
The first kogo 17th century with some later Japanning, of rectangular shape and hinged cover, decorated in gold and black low and high-relief lacquer with two birds on rocks beside bamboo fences, the sides with landscape scenes, later mounted in Europe with yellow metal mounts, the second kogo late 18th – early 19th century decorated in low-relief lacquer and inlays of gold foil with iris flowers and leaves; the inro decorated in gold and black lacquer with a rural scene of farmers amongst rice paddies and thatched houses, 19th century
33/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide (the kogo); 33/8 in. (8.6 cm.) wide (the kogo) and 31/4 in. (8.2 cm.) high (the inro)
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