Antiques
Lacquer screen
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### **Lacquer screen****Meiji period, 1868-1912, Japan****Height: 21.9 cm 8.62 inches, width: 11.8 cm 4.65 inches (each panel)**A togidashi two panel screen. The main interior panels depict a well- known scene from a famous Japanese print by Hokusai. People walking in rain are decorated in silver and gold, with two imitation wood grain panels below. The main panels on the reverse with butterflies against a red lacquer ground, wood grain panels below, and the whole with a frame sprinkled in mother of
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A kogo with feather design in togidashi, signed Gyokurei
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### **A kogo with feather design in togidashi, signed Gyokurei****Circa 1900, Japan****Diameter: 7 cm, 2.8 inches**A flat circular Togidashi box and cover, the background colour a mottle brown decorated with two feathers, the inside with a ginji ground.Signed on the base: Gyoku Rei.**Similar Examples**The Baur Collection, figure 6 - a tray by Shosai.
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A suzuribako depicting a kingfisher
Price On Request ### **A suzuribako depicting a kingfisher****1936-1946, Japan****Height: 5 cm, 2 inches****Length: 26 cm, 10.2 inches**A Suzuribako depicting a kingfisher in aogai resting upon the stem of a flowering plant executed in brown takamakie - all against a textured pitted light tan to pink ground. The inside decorated in silver ohirame on black. The fitted box signed:Dated to...
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Box with persimmon fruit
Price On Request ### **Box with persimmon fruit****Showa period, 20th century, Japan****Height: 8 cm, 3.1 inches****Width: 28.7 cm, 11.3 inches**A Japanese large box and cover, decorated in various lacquer techniques, with pewter (Namari), sabii (mix of silver and tonoko) and eggshell on a black lacquer ground depicting dried persimmon fruit (Hoshigaki). The interior in red lacquer.The fitted box signed by...
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Somada lacquer inro dansu [inro storage case], unsigned
Price On Request ### **Somada lacquer inro dansu [inro storage case], unsigned****Circa 1800, Japan****Height: 29.2 cm, 11.5 inches****Length: 20.3, 8 inches**A rectangular box with nashiji rims and a silver handle, the door fitted with a silver latch and hinges chiseled with kiri design opening to reveal a set of three drawers decreasing in height towards the top, all fitted with...
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A carved tsuishu lacquer figure of Sanfushi Sennin standing on an upturned parasol
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### **A carved tsuishu lacquer figure of Sanfushi Sennin standing on an upturned parasol****Meiji period, 1868-1912, Japan****Height: 16.7 cm, 6.57inches**Signed: Choso.
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Lacquer low table
Price On Request ### **Lacquer low table****Meiji period, 19th century, Japan****L60.3 x W41.2 x H40cm****L23.74 x W16.22 x H15.75 inches**The rectangular low table has stepped-waisted sides with openwork panels decorated with ruyi heads, two on each long side and one on each short side, above a gently outward curved apron adorned with carved out ruyi heads to the shoulder of...
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An okimono of a lacquered wood monkey holding a peach
Price On Request ### **An okimono of a lacquered wood monkey holding a peach****Late Edo period, mid-19th century, Japan****H18.5 x W12 x D14 cm****H7.28 x W4.72 x D5.51 inches**Seated upright with one leg bent vertically and the other bent horizontally, and the feet clasped together, the monkey stares with wide open eyes and a slightly perplexed expression his head held...
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A large gold lacquer incense burner in the form of a standing crane
Price On Request ### **A large gold lacquer incense burner in the form of a standing crane****Meiji period, 19th century, Japan****Height: 101cm / 39 ¾ inches**This highly naturalistically modelled crane stands with neck held high, the head turned slightly to the left with closed mouth and alert realistic piercing glass eyes. The birds body is carved in wood then decorated...
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A two tiered kobako with fitted boxes
Price On Request ### **A two tiered kobako with fitted boxes****Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan****Width: 14.5 cm, 5.7 inches**Of rectangular form with indented corners, the box is decorated in gold, red and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane and silver inlay on a nashiji ground. The scene depicts a fishing village under the moon, the interior tray with wild geese on...
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A three tiered Kobako
Price On Request ### **A three tiered Kobako****Edo period 18th-19th century, Japan****14 cm long****5.51 inches long**The rectangular box with a cut away overhanging cover decorated in gold and silver and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, shishiai-takamaki-e and kirikane and carved red lacquer on a hirame ground. The scene depicts deer in a wooded landscape beside a river and small waterfall with maples...
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A three case Shibayama inro
Price On Request ### **A three case Shibayama inro****Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan****Height: 9.7 cm, 3.82 inches; Height of netsuke: 5.8 cm 2.28 inches**In the form of a covered jar decorated in iroe-hiramaki-e and inlaid with carved and stained ivory and mother of pearl on a polished gold ground. The design depicts a man wrestling with the Bunbuku-chagama (badger...
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A suzuribako and bunko in lacquer
Price On Request ### **A suzuribako and bunko in lacquer****Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan****23.3cm and 28.8 cm long respectively****9.17 inches and 11.34 inches long respectively**Each is decorated in gold, silver and red togidashi-e with a band of chrysanthemums and foliage on a graduated nashigi ground terminating in black, muranashigi interior and fundame rims. The suzuribako with slate inkstone and...
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