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Lot #139 - A fine Japanese Cinnabar Lacquer octagonal incense box and cover, Edo period, 19th century

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    Important Chinese Art and a Private Collection of Chinese, European Art and Antiques
  • Sale Date:
    21 Nov 2011 ~ 6pm (Lots 1 - 215)
    22 Nov 2011 ~ 11am (Lots 216 - 354)
    22 Nov 2011 ~ 2pm (Lots 355 - 624)
    22 Nov 2011 ~ 6.30pm (Lots 625 - 775)
  • Lot #:
    139
  • Lot Description:
    A fine Japanese Cinnabar Lacquer octagonal incense box and cover, Edo period, 19th century
    Very well carved with nine pomegranates, including three on the cover, amongst leaves and buds, the tall-sided black lacquer base with a two-character signature
    3.5cm high, 5.6cm diameter
    In a silk purse within a Japanese wooden box, inscribed and with a note: “This container was prepared for the Master of the Scroll Den, end of the summer, 1847”
  • Provenance:
    Melbourne private collection; ex George Adie Collection, Sydney; ex R & V Tregaskis. Sydney
  • Estimate:
    A$5,000 - 7,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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