A Japanese Gold Lacquer Portable Picnic Set, Sagejubako

Meiji Period

comprising an outer case with cut-away sides, a three-tier stacking box and a square sake flask resting atop a large box-form compartment, all below a removable tray decorated with a standing crane next to another smaller box-form compartment; the exterior decorated overall with blossoming prunus borne on leafy vines against a nashiji ground, mounted with a gilt metal handle.

Height 10 1/4 inches., 26 cm.

This lot is located in Chicago.

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Interiors by Freeman's.

Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.

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A Japanese Gold Lacquer Portable Picnic Set, Sagejubako

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