Lot details Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The fan-shaped lacquer box bearing a beautifully lustrous gold kinji ground and decorated in gold takamaki-e with kirigane highlights on the cover with an idyllic landscape scene featuring a view of a temple behind craggy rocks, below clouds and towering pine trees, the blades of the fan inlaid in silver. The interior tray is similarly decorated with a family of quails beneath a flowering cherry tree, the rim of nashiji and embellished with formal hiramaki-e designs. The sides of the box feature Imperial crests of Ho-o (phoenix) and kiri (paulownia), as well as diapered manji and hanabishi designs. The gold-lacquered stand decorated with kiku (chrysanthemum) roundels in colored hiramaki-e and sublime togidashi-e. The interior and underside of the box, as well as the underside of the stand and tray, of dense nashiji. SIZE 10 x 14.2 x 24.5 cm Condition: Very good condition with only very minor wear, some slight rubbing, some microscopic nicks and losses particularly along the edges. The combination of the imperial symbols of Ho-o, paulownia, and chrysanthemum, along with the quality of this sublime lacquer box, likely indicates an imperial commission. Furthermore, it is very rare to find these types of boxes with their original stands and with the interior tray. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related fan-shaped lacquer box at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 131 (sold for EUR 13,904).
Lot details Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The fan-shaped lacquer box bearing a beautifully lustrous gold kinji ground and decorated in gold takamaki-e with kirigane highlights on the cover with an idyllic landscape scene featuring a view of a temple behind craggy rocks, below clouds and towering pine trees, the blades of the fan inlaid in silver. The interior tray is similarly decorated with a family of quails beneath a flowering cherry tree, the rim of nashiji and embellished with formal hiramaki-e designs. The sides of the box feature Imperial crests of Ho-o (phoenix) and kiri (paulownia), as well as diapered manji and hanabishi designs. The gold-lacquered stand decorated with kiku (chrysanthemum) roundels in colored hiramaki-e and sublime togidashi-e. The interior and underside of the box, as well as the underside of the stand and tray, of dense nashiji. SIZE 10 x 14.2 x 24.5 cm Condition: Very good condition with only very minor wear, some slight rubbing, some microscopic nicks and losses particularly along the edges. The combination of the imperial symbols of Ho-o, paulownia, and chrysanthemum, along with the quality of this sublime lacquer box, likely indicates an imperial commission. Furthermore, it is very rare to find these types of boxes with their original stands and with the interior tray. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related fan-shaped lacquer box at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 131 (sold for EUR 13,904).
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