Lot 419
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[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, SOMERSET] SET OF FIVE JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD SQUARE TRAYS
MEIJI OR TAISHO PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY





Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
£756
Description
明治或大正 二十世紀初 木彩繪方托盤 (共五件) 共箱
the keyaki (zelkova) trays of rectangular form with rounded corners, each decorated with a small still life depicted in gold, silver and red lacquer, rendered in a variety of techniques including hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji, some objects referring to particular celebrations, such as the tachi-bina dolls linked to the festivities of the Hina-matsuri (Girls' Day) in March, with original wooden tomobako
Dimensions
32.4cm x 33.4cm each
Provenance
Private English collection, Somerset




