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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 9, 2017 | Bonhams | London | Fine Japanese Art | 328 | $****** - ****** | A magnificent gold-lacquer kodansu (miniature cabinet) |
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19 x 18.4 x 12 cm (7.48 x 7.24 x 4.72 in)
Of standard form with hinged door and three drawers with a separate stand supported on four cabriole legs, the exterior with black-lacquer ground lavishly decorated in gold, aokin, silver and coloured hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold foil, the sides depicting a band of espaliered fuji (wisteria) above a variety of seasonal plants growing around a stream, including fuyo (rose mallow), nadeshiko (pink), nogiku (daisy), ominaeshi (valerian), fujibakama (thoroughwort), hagi (bush clover), suisen (narcissus), asagao (morning glory), yuri (lily), kiku (chrysanthemum) and shobu (iris), the top with wisteria branches and trellis, the fronts of the drawers decorated in coloured takamaki-e and shell with a continuous design of butterflies against a gold hirame ground, the sides of of the drawers with floral designs in gold and coloured togidashi maki-e, the other surfaces fine gold nashiji, two of the drawers with finger-holes to remove small boxes (now missing), the metal fittings of finely chiselled silver, the carrying handle on the top modelled in imitation of bambo. (2).
