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Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan

$12,000

£9,070.51

€10,423.63

CA$16,709.93

A$18,589.11

CHF 9,744.64

MX$227,154.36

NOK 124,085.88

SEK 116,809.69

DKK 77,808.46

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A spectacular Japanese maki-e lacquer lidded box, possibly a writing box, suzuribako, decorated with images of folding fans, ogi, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The low, rectangular box with rounded corners, sumptuously decorated in maki-e lacquer in various techniques, including takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and nashiji, with small carved coral embellishments. The exterior of the box boldly and richly decorated with opened folding fans, ogi, designed with attractive landscape and garden scenes in raised lacquer, takamaki-e. Two fans feature idyllic village and temple landscapes. One fan features traditional stone lanterns with willow and a bridge in a garden setting. The other four fans with various trees, including one featuring carved coral cherry blossoms. All against a nashiji ground. The interior of the lid is perhaps the most impressive, featuring a luxurious palace or temple complex nestled in a mountain setting. The buildings all featuring elegant hip and gabled roofs. The large tree in the foreground embellished with further carved coral blossoms. The interior of the box more simply decorated with a lone pine tree on a gentle slope against an expansive background of nashiji. With a typed collection note tentatively identifying the box as a suzuribako, and stating that the piece was purchased from Mark Walberg Fine Art and Antiques at the 2014 edition of The Asia Art Fair, New York. The underside decorated with nashiji. Provenance: Bonhams, NY Paul and Helen Anbider Mark Walberg Fine Art and Antiques

Dimensions:
Height: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 10 in (25.4 cm)
Style:
Edo (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Coral,Lacquer,Hand-Crafted,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1820
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In very good condition, with minimal wear. The lacquer with a warm patina.
Seller Location:
Austin, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU894734530172

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