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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2019 | Bonhams | London | Fine Japanese Art | 69 | $****** - ****** | A Gold-lacquer portable sage-jubako (picnic box) |
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20 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm (7.87 x 9.25 x 9.25 in)
Comprising a rectangular lobed frame fitted with a silver handle and with an open fitted shelf towards the top, the frame containing a rectangular lobed four-tiered box, lacquered on the interior with overlapping cherry blossoms and on the exterior with bands of repeated hanabishi-mon (flowery-diamond crests), the cover with a group of karako (Chinese boys) in Korean attire rolling a large snowball, the bottom with a sake ewer in the form of a drum with tomo-e (comma) shapes resting above a lobed rounded deep tray with an interior design of overlapping cherry blossoms and a second shallow tray decorated with a group of karako enacting a similar scene, the sides of the frame in the form of a flute between open fans, the decoration on the top of the frame with karako playing Daruma-san ga koronda (Statues), all lacquered in predominantly gold and polychrome hiramaki-e, unsigned, with a wood storage box attached with a paper slip inscribed Karako asobi maki-e jidai sageju (Maki-e picnic box with design of karako playing)
