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Accessory Box with Azalea and Vine (T-4340)

Creator: Reimei Utagawa
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
A rounded rectangular tebako (accessory box) with interior hanging tray, the exterior finished in polished black lacquer and decorated in raised gold, silver, and colored takamaki-e with a dense design of Japanese azalea, a Japanese white-eye perched on one of the stems; the interior with a design of wild mountain vine, in black and gold lacquer on a gold nashiji background, a grasshopper resting on one of the leaves; the base in gold nashiji, the rims in silver.

Signed on the base with gold hiramaki-e characters: Reimei saku (Made by Reimei).

The box comes with the original fitted kiri-wood tomobako storage box, which has an inscription inside dated to 1957 and a label of the Wako Department Store, Ginza, Tokyo.

A native of Aizu, Utagawa Remei had his work accepted by the Shinbunten national art exhibition in 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, and 1946

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Maki-e gold, silver and colored lacquer on wood; silver rims
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	1957
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Animal/Insects, Asian/Oriental, Florals/Botanical
Dealer Reference #:	T-4340
Incollect Reference #:	563934

Dimensions

W.	10.67 in;	H.	5.04 in;	D.	12.91 in;
W.	27.1 cm;	H.	12.8 cm;	D.	32.8 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen Gallery, now located at 8 East 67th Street, New York City, NY 10065, specializes in important Japanese paintings, folding screens, hanging scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, lacquerware, and contemporary works by select artists. Owned and directed by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery brings decades of expertise in Japanese art to a global clientele, including private collectors and major museums. For inquiries, contact them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com.