A Japanese horn and gilt-lacquered kushi comb, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Asian Art
LOT 93
A Japanese horn and gilt-lacquered kushi comb, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Lot Estimate Change Currency
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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