Lot 85*
A shell-inlaid-lacquer square korobon (tray for incense burner) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,000
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Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in the centre with a rectangular diamond cartouche densely inlaid with repeated shippo-tsunagi (linked-cash), stylised foliate and geometric motifs surrounded by an outer rim of stylised six-petalled buds; with a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Raden korobon (Raden tray for incense burner), inside the lid inscribed Komonbishi no zu (Picture of repeated small patterns and diamond-shape), signed Heian [...]hiro saku with seal. 2cm x 19.5cm x 19.5cm (5/8in x 7 5/8in x 7 5/8in). (2).
Decorated in the centre with a rectangular diamond cartouche densely inlaid with repeated shippo-tsunagi (linked-cash), stylised foliate and geometric motifs surrounded by an outer rim of stylised six-petalled buds; with a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Raden korobon (Raden tray for incense burner), inside the lid inscribed Komonbishi no zu (Picture of repeated small patterns and diamond-shape), signed Heian [...]hiro saku with seal. 2cm x 19.5cm x 19.5cm (5/8in x 7 5/8in x 7 5/8in). (2).