Description:
Red-lacquered Togidashi Maki-eBox, Japan, Izuka Toyo II (1766-1844),two-tiered rectangular form with an inner tray and cover, the box decorated with dragonflies in iro-e taka maki-e including mother-of-pearl pieces against a red ground with gold and silver flecks, the interiors and the bottom lacquered in black flecked with gold, the inner tray, resting on four bracket feet, gold-lacquered, depicting various insects in iro-e taka maki-e, signed "Kanshosai" to the bottom left corner with kao mark, 6 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Mrs. Hope Goddard Iselin of New York and Newport.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
hairline cracks to cover, chips particularly to corners, minor chips to edges of the boxes, minor wear and tear with surface scratches.
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Hope Goddard Iselin, JapanSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
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Helen Eagles
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