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JAPANESE LACQUERED SWEETS DISH KASHIKI.
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Item Number: 10-149
Late Meiji period, about 100 years old. 6 3/4 diameter. Deeply dished scalloped edge base with raised
medial, domed lid,black and deep red/orange, decorated in gold with a house
overlooking a ravine. Gold inscription
seal, probably the artists signature.
Mountains beyond. Red/orange
button grip. The base and inner lid in
black. True lacquer over finely made
wood core. Excellent with good bright
colors and slight reflection of the wood grain which develops from shrinkage
over the decades and is characteristic of antique examples.
Layaway is available for this item.
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Edo Period, pre 1868, probably a temple offering. 4 1/16” diameter, of exceptionally thin construction, the exterior smooth, and the interior revealing a pattern of basket wavy beneath the lacquer.
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Probably Meiji but quality mostly seen with earlier examples. 4 5/8” diameter of plain tapered form emphasizing simplicity. Chocolate body color with black and shades of brown lacquer in a random “dribbled” surface matrix of thin hairs.
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