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Lot 452
Sale 2026 - Asian Works of Art
Sep 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$635
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Lot Description
A Large Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Gold and Black Lacquer Stationary Box and Cover, Bunko, Meiji Period
日本明治時代 蒔繪嵌螺鈿孔雀圖文箱
日本明治時代 蒔繪嵌螺鈿孔雀圖文箱
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
The cover is decorated to the front in gold lacquer depicting a peacock perched on a gnarled pine extending to the body, the bird's long tail inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the reverse showing blossoming peonies.
Length16 1/4 in., 41.3 cm.
Property from the Collection of Edmund and Julia Lewis, Chicago, Illinois.