Lot details Japan, 19th century Each carved in the form of a folding fan, bearing a kinji ground and decorated in gold takamaki-e, the smaller depicting a gnarled pine branch extending from craggy rockwork, the larger with bamboo and prunus above dense stylized foliage continuing on to the sides, the bases and interiors of nashiji, the larger box with silver rims. WIDTH 5.7 cm and 4.3 cm Condition: Good condition with expected wear, the smaller box with few tiny nicks to edges and interior, the larger box slightly warped. Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA. The larger box with an old paper label to the base.
Lot details Japan, 19th century Each carved in the form of a folding fan, bearing a kinji ground and decorated in gold takamaki-e, the smaller depicting a gnarled pine branch extending from craggy rockwork, the larger with bamboo and prunus above dense stylized foliage continuing on to the sides, the bases and interiors of nashiji, the larger box with silver rims. WIDTH 5.7 cm and 4.3 cm Condition: Good condition with expected wear, the smaller box with few tiny nicks to edges and interior, the larger box slightly warped. Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA. The larger box with an old paper label to the base.
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