A FINE JAPANESE GOLD AND SILVER LACQUER COSMETIC BOX (TEBAKO...

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£6,200

A FINE JAPANESE GOLD AND SILVER LACQUER COSMETIC BOX (TEBAKO) 
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
the shaped box decorated in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with fans, lions, streams, water birds and foliage, all reserved against a nashiji ground, the interior with a tray insert further decorated with a temple in a rich verdant landscape, with a tomobako storage box
16.0cm wide, 11.0cm high

PROVENANCE: From the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, Melbourne, Australia. Acquired from Rutherston & Bandini, London, 2010, and with copy of invoice
Ex Private Swiss Collection

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import charge is payable at 5% on the hammer price.  VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium and will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Excellent overall condition with very little signs of age and wear.