Lot 196
SHIBAYAMA-INLAID LACQUERED 'KANKODORI' BOX AND COVER Y
SIGNED MASAHISA, MEIJI PERIOD
Auction: 13 September 2017 at 11:00 BST
£1,750
Description
the cover inlaid in mother-of-pearl, wood and ivory with a cockerel perched atop a drum, surrounded by daisies and butterflies, the sides of the box, the interior and base with rich nashiji, signed on the cover within a small red lacquer cartouche
Dimensions
24.5cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of the late Hugh Malcolm (1886-1961), for more information, please see lot 187.