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A LACQUER CAKE BOX (KASHIBAKO) WITH SCATTERED CHERRY BLOSSOMS

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

    Price Realised USD 3,250
    Estimate
    USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
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    A LACQUER CAKE BOX (KASHIBAKO) WITH SCATTERED CHERRY BLOSSOMS

    EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

    Price Realised USD 3,250
    Price Realised USD 3,250
    Details
    Of octagonal form, decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and hirame on a gold ground, with scattered cherry blossom sprays, petals, and ferns, the fitted tray to the interior similarly decorated, gilt-copper fittings in the form of a cherry blossom, black lacquer interiors with hirame, lead rims
    13.5 x 6.3 cm. (53⁄8 x 21⁄2 in.)
    Literature
    Eskenazi Ltd., Japanese Inro and Lacquer-ware from a Private Swedish Collection, (London, 1996), no. 59, p. 56-57.
    Michael Dean, Japanese Lacquer, Nambokucho to Zeshin: The Collection of Mike and Hiroko Dean, (London, 2002), p. 100 (text only).
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    Lot Essay

    This kashibako has been cited as a possible source for the decoration of a later accessory box (tebako), see Michael Dean, Japanese Lacquer, Nambokucho to Zeshin: The Collection of Mike and Hiroko Dean, (London, 2002), no. 35. p. 99-103.
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