JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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(detail)
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A NANBAN-STYLE BUNDAI (WRITING TABLE)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The rectangular writing surface set on a raised dais pierced on all sides
supported by a flaring scalloped apron on four cabriole feet, the whole
decorated in gold hiramaki-e, kinpun, and mother-of-pearl inlays on a
dark brown lacquer ground, the upper surface with a fanciful design of
pavilions and a pagoda by the shore with rocks and chickens among
camellia, pine, and wisteria, framed by two borders, one a modification
of the traditional shippo motif with a four-petaled flower in the center,
and the other a floral checkerboard, the raised edge with the same
shippo design but on a smaller scale than the top surface, the sides
and legs decorated with butterflies and birds in wisteria and stands of
two types of camellia and Chinese bellflowers
14 x 23 3/4 x 7 1/4in (35.5 x 60.3 x 18.4cm)
$10,000 - 15,000
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A PORTABLE LACQUERED WOOD CABINET
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
The rectangular cabinet fitted with hinged doors and decorated
in dense nashiji and the triple hollyhock aoi family crest, the two
removable drawers which span the breadth of the cabinet and the
interior of the doors decorated in a nashiji cloud pattern and the same
crest as the exterior, the metal hardware protecting the top edge from
the long saotoshi handles on each side and the eight corners of the
cabinet; keys to the drawer locks now lost
13 x 16 3/4 x 14in (33 x 42.5 x 35.5cm)
$2,000 - 3,000
(interior)
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