Lot 227 A Japanese tea ceremony utensils box and cover, chabako

A Japanese tea ceremony utensils box and cover, chabako

Edo period, 17th/18th century

GBP 700

Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500

13.6cm x 19.5cm x 11.4cm.

Expected old wear including some very shallow dents to the base and interior of box, and one tiny flake to lacquer to one corner edge of cover.

Part I from the Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018) Lots 226-236
A Japanese tea ceremony utensils box and cover, chabako
Edo period, 17th/18th century
With flush-fitting lid, the exterior black lacquer ground covered with a tight key-fret pattern in gold hiramaki-e, decorated in takamaki-e, gold and silver kirikane, shell and tin inlay and gold and silver heidatsu, depicting shells for kai-awase, some decorated with scrolling waves and cherry blossom, and tato (wrapping paper for combs, incense and other small valuables) decorated with various patterns including maple leaves and waves, pine and gourd vines, the interior nashiji, with fundame-bound rims, 13.6cm x 19.5cm x 11.4cm.
Provenance: Christie’s 11 November 2008, lot 176.
Private Collection of Sir V.S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018)
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
江户时期十七/十八世纪 日本茶道用具盒及盖，茶箱
【年代】
江户时期，十七/十八世纪
【描述】
来自V.S.奈保尔爵士（1932-2018）私人收藏的第一部分（第226-236号拍品）
日本茶道用具盒及盖，茶箱
江户时期，十七/十八世纪
配有紧密贴合的盖子，外部黑色漆底覆盖金色平莳绘的紧密万字纹图案，以高莳绘、金银切箔、贝壳和锡镶嵌以及金银箔装饰，描绘用于贝合游戏的贝壳，其中一些装饰有波浪和樱花图案，以及用于包裹梳子、香料和其他小贵重物品的包装纸，装饰有各种图案，包括枫叶和波浪、松树和葫芦藤蔓，内部为梨子地，边缘以金粉包边，尺寸为13.6厘米 x 19.5厘米 x 11.4厘米。
来源：佳士得2008年11月11日，拍品编号176。
【品相】
预期的旧磨损，包括盒子底部和内部的一些非常浅的凹痕，以及盖子一角的一处微小漆层剥落。