HOTOKUSAI: A FINE TWO TIERED ‘FAN AND BIRDS’ LACQUER... Lot n° 4
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HOTOKUSAI: A FINE TWO TIERED ‘FAN AND BIRDS’ LACQUER JUBAKO
By Hotokusai, signed Hotokusai Kakushu with kakihan
Japan, 19th century
The jubako (picnic box) of rectangular form, two-tiered, rising from four lobed feet, the exterior decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with overlapping fans depicting birds and flowers, including cranes, phoenix, mandarin ducks, egrets, and quails, all above an attractively grained wood ground. The interior embellished in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with chrysanthemums, peonies, and various floral roundels against a cloudy e-nashiji ground. The base singed HOTOKUSAI KAKUSHU with kakihan.
SIZE 19.4 x 12.7 x 16.2 cm
Condition: Good condition with minor expected wear to lacquer. Some age cracks.
Provenance: British private collection.
The artist is recorded by E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, Northumberland, Harehope, 1995, p. 109.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related lacquer tray by Hotokusai Kakushu, 19th century, at Christie’s, The Japanese Aesthetic, 7 November 2012, London, lot 412 (sold for 5,625 GBP).
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