LOT 132 KOMA KORYU: A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING GEESE, RICE DRYIN...
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KOMA KORYU: A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING GEESE, RICE DRYING, AND SNOWBy Koma Koryu, signed Koma Koryu sakuJapan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The rectangular suzuribako with a lustrous roiro ground, decorated in gold and silver takamaki and hiramaki-e depicting a scene with geese in flight above a gnarly tree, two further geese perched on a snow-covered tree and another picking rice grains from the ground which is also partly covered in snow and highlighted with gilt and silver kirigane. Rice straw bundles are hanging from the tree and lying on the ground. The interior decorated with reflections of an inlaid silver full moon amongst clouds on a sparse nashiji ground. The edges of gold fundame. The box fitted with a suzuri (ink stone), suiteki (water dropper) and an ink container with a pierced floral motif.SIZE 20.6 x 24.5 x 4.3 cmWith a wooden tomobako storage box inscribed: 時代蒔絵、御寿々利箱、古満巨柳作 “Jidai makie, on-suzuribako, Koma Koryu saku” [An old piece, maki-e lacquer, a suzuribako, made by Koma Koryu]Condition: Overall very good condition with associated minor wear and traces of use, mostly to the lacquer, and a few surface scratches. A crack to the lacquer on the interior of the cover.Provenance: British private collection.Auction comparison:Compare a related lacquer suzuribako, in gold and silver hiramaki-e, depicting a similar scene, dated 19th century, Edo period, at Christie’s, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese & Korean Art, 25 April, New York, lot 37 (sold for 6,250 USD). Notes RefButton4
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