Lot 267

LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A KABUTO (SAMURAI'S HELMET)
EDO PERIOD




Auction: 13 September 2017 at 11:00 BST
£1,063
Description
naturalistically modelled as a dome-shaped suji bachi with raised ridges, adorned with a crest in the form of a ferocious dragon, the box raised on a stepped base with floral decoration
Dimensions
9cm wide
Footnote
Note:
For a similar sample, however without the box, see the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 14.40.830a, b.



