Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery

Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022

Asian Art

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ZAR 7 035
Lot 93
  • A Japanese horn and gilt-lacquered kushi comb, Meiji period, 1868-1912


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ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 7 035
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About this Item

A Japanese horn and gilt-lacquered kushi comb, Meiji period, 1868-1912
carved and translucent to the top section with a rooster, hen and three birds amongst peonies and foliage, with further gilt-lacquered raised peonies and foliage, 10,4cm wide; a Japanese wood and gilt-lacquered kushi comb, Meiji period, 1868-1912, decorated in high relief with a hannya noh mask with gilt and red eyes and baton to one side, and the reverse with a spray of blossoms, 11,9cm wide; and another, moulded in high relief foliage and buds to either side, minor loss to one corner,12,1cm wide
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Provenance

Property of an Oriental Collector.



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