Lot 1121
Three Japanese lacquer boxes, Japan, probably late 19th/early 20th
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
A collection of three lacquer caskets on wooden bodies. 1) Black-ground casket, lidded with a four-figure scene: women in Chinese dress at a planted water basin with a ladle, set in a Landscape; decor in gold, silver and Red; metal press-stud. Lid with scratches, abrasion and age-related crazing, lacquer lifting at one corner, reddish residue on the underside. Dimensions approx. 2.7 × 12 × 8 cm. 2) Oblong casket, red-brown ground lacquer, lidded panel with a songbird, blossoms and fence (kachō decor) on a scattered ground; inscribed and with seals lower left; key lock; interior sides with gold-sprinkled decor. Scratches, lacquer losses at edges and corners, traces of label pressure upper left, fitting corroded, hinges probably replaced. Dimensions approx. 5.2 × 28.3 × 8.5 cm. 3) Large oblong casket, red ground lacquer, border strips with a gold wave band, lidded with three shell-shaped gold reserves among cherry and probably plum blossoms in silver and orange; key lock; interior sides with nashiji-style gold-sprinkled ground. Scratches and localised lacquer losses, particularly at the edges, label discolouration on the lid, label remnant and a crack with lacquer lifting on the underside, deposits in places on the interior base, hinges and lock plate probably replaced. Dimensions approx. 7.5 × 39.5 × 10 cm.Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?
