A REMARKABLE FOUR-TIERED LACQUER ‘CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN A BAMBOO BASKET ‘JUBAKO (STACKED FOOD CONTAINER)

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A REMARKABLE FOUR-TIERED LACQUER ‘CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN A BAMBOO BASKET ‘JUBAKO (STACKED FOOD CONTAINER) Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Of upright rectangular form with rounded corners, bearing a lustrous roiro ground with gold flakes, finely decorated in gold, red, and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e. The inrobuta (flush-fitting) stacked boxes depict a bamboo basket with a handle tied at the top with a red ribbon, the tassels embellished with gyobu-nashiji. The basket is filled with chrysanthemum blossoms, while the interior of the lid shows two additional blossoms. The interior boxes are finished in nashiji with gold fundame rims. SIZE 30 x 23.6 x 21.3 cm With a tomobako (storage box). Auction comparison: Compare a related four-tiered lacquer jubako with grapevines, dated 18th-19th century, 32.3 x 24.1 x 22.5 cm, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Works of Art, 22 September 2004, New York, lot 247 (sold for USD 5,377 or approx. EUR 8,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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