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Japanese Edo Period Igarashi School Long Lacquer Box, Tanzaku-Bako

$12,500

£9,484.71

€10,844.92

CA$17,459.11

A$19,412.16

CHF 10,135.96

MX$236,293.20

NOK 129,330.39

SEK 121,176.40

DKK 80,937.64

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A stunning Japanese Edo period lacquer tanzakubako, box for poem cards, late 18th-early 19th century, Edo Period, Japan. Attributed to the Igarashi School, this box is masterfully decorated all-over in the kirikane technique, in which cut squares of gold leaf have been sprinkled onto the lacquer ground, almost in imitation of shagreen. The main design features a single stalk of flowering Japanese water iris inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the ohirame technique, the leaves in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e. A pair of bronze ring handles decorate either side and would have been used for a silk rope to secure the box. The interior decorated completely in kiriakne.

Dimensions:
Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Width: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Depth: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)
Style:
Edo (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Lacquer,Mother-of-Pearl,Inlay
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1800
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. In overall good condition. With some scattered losses to the kirkane.
Seller Location:
Austin, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU89477580013

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