Description:
Shell Game Kai-awase Lacquer Box and Shells, Japan, mid-Edo period, the hexagonally shaped maki-e lacquer box and tray decorated with
family crests, pine, plum, bamboo, iris and chrysanthemums, the fifty-four
double shells and thirteen single shells decorated with various bird and flower compositions with gold moriage borders, with orange silk cord and white silk lining, ht. 12 3/4, wd. 13, dp. 13 in.
Estimate $2,000-2,500
black lacquer turned to brown, shells with chips and flaking or pigment and gold leaf
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Keywords
JapanSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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