JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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A FINE LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT BOX)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Rectangular with rounded corners decorated in gold and silver
takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, kinji and nashiji with embellishments of pewter,
mother-of-pearl, hirame, kirikane, and inlaid gilt metal, the exterior
with a continuous scene of a mooring with a thatched roof by rushing
waters with reeds and mooring piles, a flock of chidori (sea birds)
in flight beneath a full moon and clouds, the interior of the cover
decorated with scattered shells from the kaiawase (shell-matching)
game, with silver rims
With a wood tomobako storage box
16 x 12 3/4 x 5 1/4in (40.6 x 32.3 x 13.2cm)
$10,000 - 15,000
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