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Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period

Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period

Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period
Excellent Japanese sumiakabako or red-cornered gilt lacquered incense box of a rounded rectangular form with overhanging cover. With black-lacquered maki-e decorated lid and shaped panels set against a red-lacquered cloth (sumi-aka) ground. Good antique condition with some age-related surface wear and loss of applied gold leaf decoration as per photographs.

Dimensions: 9.5×7.5×7 cm. Christies sale Edo to Post-War: 500 years of Japanese Art and Design, 3-17 November 2016, lot 54 - A LACQUER KOGO [INCENSE BOX] Christie's sale of The Bob Moore Collection of Japanese Art and Design, 5-7 November 2007, lot 42 - A sumiakabako [red-cornered box] Burghley House collection, object reference JWA09056 - A small sumiaka-shaped box, late 18th/early 19th Century.

Mike and Hiroko Dean, Nihon no Shikki Japanese Lacquer - an Exposition (Kyoto, 1984), no. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Boxes".

The seller is "oriental-antiques-uk" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada.
  • Region of Origin: Japanese
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Product: Box
  • Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
  • Antique: Yes
  • Sub-Type: Kōbako
  • Original/Repro: Antique Original

Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Kobako Incense Box. Sumiakabako. Edo Period