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Portable Tea Set with Snow, Moon, and Flowers (T-4261)

Creator: Ichinaka Goryō
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Ichinaka Goryō
Portable Tea Set with Snow, Moon, and Flowers, 1990s
Maki-e gold, silver and colored lacquer on wood
Size 5¼ x 8¼ x 5¾ in. (13.5 x 21.3 x 14.6 cm)

A portable tea set comprising chabako (box), inner tray, tea caddy, and tea-whisk container, the wood core finished in polished black roiro lacquer and decorated in gold, silver, and colored hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with the character "snow", the moon, and scattered cherry blossoms.

Comes with the original fitted kiri wood tomobako box inscribed and signed outside "Wajima lacquer tea set with maki-e design of snow, moon, and flowers, made by Goryo" and sealed Goryo.

Ichinaka Goryo is based in Wajima and specializes in making tea wares.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed on storage box
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	Maki-e gold, silver and colored lacquer on wood
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	1990s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Florals/Botanical, Handmade, Modern
Dealer Reference #:	T-4261
Incollect Reference #:	565271

Dimensions

W.	5.75 in;	H.	5.31 in;	D.	8.39 in;
W.	14.6 cm;	H.	13.5 cm;	D.	21.3 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen gallery, located in a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, offers important Japanese paintings and works of art to collectors and museums worldwide. The gallery specializes in Japanese screens and scrolls; in early Japanese tea ceramics from the medieval through the Edo periods; in masterpieces of ikebana bamboo baskets; and in gold lacquer objects.