A Japanese cloisonné enamel box and cover, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 932
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A Japanese cloisonné enamel box and cover, Meiji period, 1868-1912
rectangular with rounded corners, the cover worked in silver wire with three shijukara (Japanese tits), perched on the branch of a mulberry tree, on a midnight-blue ground, two corners of the base worked with a continuation of the trunk of the tree and foliage, the interior lined with a silk brocade, small enamel chip to the base, 6,5cm high
Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.
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