A JAPANESE LACQUER TEA CADDY (NATSUME) MEIJI PERIOD (1868-19...

Hammer

£750

A JAPANESE LACQUER TEA CADDY (NATSUME)
MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
decorated in takamaki-e and mother-of-pearl with a grasshopper, reserved against a roiro ground, with a tomobako storage box signed Matsumushi
6.5cm diameter, 7cm high

PROVENANCE: From the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, Melbourne, Australia.

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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overall in good condition. one discoloration marks on inside the surface of the cup.