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Set of Writing Box and Document Box (T-1261-1)

Creator: Miyazaki Heiando
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Miyazaki Heiando
Set of Writing Box and Document Box, 1920s
Maki-e gold lacquer on wood with silver inlays and silver rims
Size writing box: 1¾ x 9¾ x 7½ in (4.5 x 24.8 x 19 cm)
Size document box: 4¾ x 16 x 12¾ in. (12.3 x 40.4 x 31.6 cm)

Exquisite set with décor in gold maki-e on black lacquer of fall grasses and flowers and inlaid with silver characters; inside the writing a silver suiteki water dropper in moon shape, and lacquer décor of butterflies on gold nashiji ground; both boxes with silver rims.

Each comes with its original lacquered kiri-wood storage box signed by the artist Miyazaki Heiando, each storage box inscribed on top in silver lacquer.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Maki-e gold lacquer on wood with silver rims and inlays
Condition:	Good. Very good condition
Creation Date:	1920's
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Florals/Botanical
Dealer Reference #:	T-1261-1
Incollect Reference #:	637896

Dimensions

W.	7.48 in;	H.	1.77 in;	D.	9.76 in;
W.	19 cm;	H.	4.5 cm;	D.	24.8 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.