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EDO PERIOD (17TH-19TH CENTURY)
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A Lacquer Letter Box (Fubako) and a Lacquer Box and Cover
Edo period (17th-19th century)
The letter box designed in Kodaiji-style lacquer with chrysanthemums, paulownia and grasses among rocks against a roiro-nuri ground, the sides fitted with cloisonné enamel cord rings, the interior nashiji lacquer, the edges fundame; the larger box rectangular with rounded corners and domed cover decorated with flowering vines and Shimazu family crests in gold hiramaki-e and nashiji against a roiro-nuri ground, gilt-copper cord rings engraved with the Shimazu family crest, black lacquer interior with fundame edges
9 x 2¼ x 1 7/8in. (22.8 x 5.7 x 4.8cm.) (2)
Edo period (17th-19th century)
The letter box designed in Kodaiji-style lacquer with chrysanthemums, paulownia and grasses among rocks against a roiro-nuri ground, the sides fitted with cloisonné enamel cord rings, the interior nashiji lacquer, the edges fundame; the larger box rectangular with rounded corners and domed cover decorated with flowering vines and Shimazu family crests in gold hiramaki-e and nashiji against a roiro-nuri ground, gilt-copper cord rings engraved with the Shimazu family crest, black lacquer interior with fundame edges
9 x 2¼ x 1 7/8in. (22.8 x 5.7 x 4.8cm.) (2)
Special notice
This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.