09-14-201809-14-2018
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3134BBoston
September 14, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Gilt-bronze Damascene Komai Chest

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$4,613$3,750
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 3134BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 14, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Gilt-bronze Damascene KomaiChest, Japan, Meiji period, with six drawers, decorated with floral and landscape designs, mostly in lobed panels against a maple leaf-filled ground, nine-character mark with a dragonfly reading "Nihon-koku Kyoto-shu Komai-sei" in gold on black-lacquered base, 2 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

minor wear and gilt loss particularly edges and corners, otherwise in good condition.


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Keywords

Japan