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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Traditional Art & Design
• Sale Date:
  17 Jun 2013 ~ 6pm
• Lot #:
  139
• Lot Description:
  Gold Lacquer Document Box, Japanese 19th Century - prancing horses decorated on a nashiji (sprinkled) background
  eyes are inlaid with black coral and tortoise shell, interior of box cover is decorated with two cranes in flight above pine, prunus and bamboo trees beside a stream, lacquer in deep relief work (takamaki-e and hiramaki-e), original receipts available
  height 17cm length 37cm width 29cm
• Provenance:
  ex: Ashkenazie and Company; Private Collection, Sydney
• Notes:
  Document boxes of this size and quality of workmanship are rare and seldom seen. The document box, because of important messages carried inside, are among the rarest and most important subjects in Japanese lacquer art'
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 7,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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