Lot 177
EDO PERIOD (1603-1868), 18TH CENTURY
Decorated to the cover with a monkey beneath a chestnut tree beside a river, and the interior an island against a nashiji ground, fitted with a fine gilt-copper chestnut-form suiteki (water dropper) and a later inkstone.
Height 23.8cm, Width 20.7cm
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
Cover: raised sections of gold lacquer worn on leaves of tree and edges and corners, two pits to the lacquer background, stains and surface marks, very fine crack on inside and a scratch and wear
Base: extensively scratched to underside, worn to corners and section of damage to lacquer on one edge, interior is worn and section of frame for ink stone lacking, ink stone has chips and section missing to underside also section missing to edge
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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8431
6:00pm - 21 September 2021
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing Virtually:
Friday 17 - Monday 20 September, 10am - 4pm
CONTACT
Madeleine Norton
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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