KITAMURA UNRYUAN (JAPANESE, B.1952) AN EXCEPTIONAL MINIATURE...

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£6,500

KITAMURA UNRYUAN (JAPANESE, B.1952)
AN EXCEPTIONAL MINIATURE LACQUER WRITING BOX (SUZURIBAKO)
decorated in gold, silver, black takamaki-e and kirikane against a kawari-nuri ground subtly depicting an insect cage enclosing a single cricket (suzumushi), the interior with a miniature inkstone and water dropper in the form of a kettle, finely decorated in gold takamaki-e with autumn grasses reserved against a kinji ground, with a tomobako storage box, and an outer storage box
9.0cm wide

PROVENANCE: From the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, Melbourne, Australia. Acquired from Lesley Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne, Australia, 2004, and with original invoice and valuation

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Excellent condition with minimal signs of age and wear