Description A LACQUER TABAKO-BON WITH TWO MATCHING KISERU, 19TH CENTURY
Japan, 19th century, late Edo period (1615-1868)
The rectangular box with a silver handle and hinges masterfully incised with blossoms, the upper surface with a removable silver brazier fitted with a loop handle, the domed cover pierced with mon, and a smaller match-holder with a silver domed cover incised with matching crests in kebori. The front of the box fitted with one large and two smaller drawers with silver mon pulls. The box decorated with mon in gold hiramaki-e against a roironuri ground, the silver hardware decorated with florets and vines carved in kebori, the kiseru decorated to match the box.
SIZE 14 x 23.2 x 24.1 cm
WEIGHT 1,739 g
Condition: Very good condition with only minimal wear and extremely rare to find in such well-preserved condition!
Provenance: Ex Arno Ziesnitz Collection.