JAPAN, CIRCA 1900 - Lot 86

Lot n° 86
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Result : 65EUR
JAPAN, CIRCA 1900 - Lot 86
JAPAN, CIRCA 1900 Black lacquer box, square shape with flared walls and rounded corners, lid decorated in gold and green hiramaki-e, with a peony in full bloom next to a bamboo stem. With small socket on the lid. Dim. 7 x 16.6 x 16.6 cm (One side glued back; very slight wear) Provenance Presumed private collection of Monsieur Auguste Gérard (1852-1922), French ambassador to China (1893-1897) and Japan (1907-1913). Then by descent to the present owner. Possibly one of the seven lacquer boxes mentioned in the family inventory of November 1976 under number 168 page 9 "7 Boîtes en laque Japon". An anonymized copy of the page concerning this lot may be issued to the buyer.
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