KOMA YASUTADA: A SUPERB BLACK-LACQUER TOGIDASHI... Lot n° 33

KOMA YASUTADA: A SUPERB BLACK-LACQUER TOGIDASHI SUZURIBAKO AFTER A PAINTING BY KANO EISHIN By Koma Yasutada (Koma Kyuzo IV, died 1756), signed Koma Yasutada saku, Hogen Yusei ga, and sealed Kano Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of circular full-moon form, the flush-fitting lid lacquered with a fine and sparse nashiji on a roiro-nuri ground, worked in red togidashi-e depicting falling maple leaves, and the interior decorated with a maple tree with bright red leaves. The rim of the box and cover in gold fundame, the box’s interior with a moon-shaped water dropper, removable ita (baseboard), and a suzuri (inkstone). The lid signed KOMA YASUTADA saku [made by Koma Yasutada], Hogen Yusei ga, and sealed Kano, indicating that this motif is after a painting by the Kano school painter, Kano Eishin (1717-1763). DIAMETER 23.3 cm Condition: Very good condition with associated minor wear and traces of use and a few surface scratches. A tiny nick to the lacquer on the interior rim of the cover. The Koma family of lacquer artists is one of the most famous dynasties of lacquer artists from the Edo period. The family was founded by Koma Kyui I (1600-1663). Members of the family were lacquerers of the court and shogunate well into the 19th century. The family specialized in lacquered inro, suzuribako, and other lacquer objects. The founder of the family is credited to have made inro for the shogun Iemitsu. The artist of the present lot specialized in togidashi-e lacquer.