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Japan lake landscape kobako box lacquer - Edo

$4,173.76
£3,090.49
€3,500
CA$5,764.93
A$6,174.25
CHF 3,319.23
MX$74,989.83
NOK 41,940.12
SEK 38,399.30
DKK 26,674.42

About the Item

Rectangular kobako box in takamaki-e and kirigane gold lacquer circled with pewter depicting a lake landscape. Inside and back of the box in nashi-ji lacquer. Japan – Edo period (1612-1868) Height: 0.8 in (2.6 cm) – width: 2.4 in (6.7 cm )– depth: 3.1 in (8 cm)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.6 in (6.61 cm)Width: 6.7 in (17.02 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1612-1868
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    PARIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 2024-12111stDibs: LU8311239815152

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