Ending 24th Jan, 2026 10:24
Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries – No Reserve Timed Auction
1563
3 days, 17 hours, 4 minutes and 32 seconds
A FINE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH MON CRESTS
€200
€400
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Japan, 19th century
Of slender rectangular form, bearing a rich e-nashiji ground, finely adorned with gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e. The kabusebuta (overhanging) lid, with its distinctive cut-away sides, is beautifully decorated with variations of the sagarifuji (falling wisteria) mon, a motif associated with the noble Fujiwara clan. These emblems also appear along the sides of the lower case. The underside, along with the interior top and bottom, is delicately embellished with autumn grasses on a dense nashiji ground, the rims fundame.
SIZE 1.5 x 4.5 x 8.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, mostly to the edges.
Provenance: From the private collection of Maybelle Dore. Maybelle (Betty) Dore started collecting Japanese antiques in the postwar years, during the 1950s and 1960s, when interest in Japanese art was generally very low. For her business she ventured to Japan on her own to assemble netsuke and related works of art, including pipe cases and kogo (incense containers). Betty was also a founding member and the first Chairwoman of the International Netsuke Society, Northern California Chapter.
Japan, 19th century
Of slender rectangular form, bearing a rich e-nashiji ground, finely adorned with gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e. The kabusebuta (overhanging) lid, with its distinctive cut-away sides, is beautifully decorated with variations of the sagarifuji (falling wisteria) mon, a motif associated with the noble Fujiwara clan. These emblems also appear along the sides of the lower case. The underside, along with the interior top and bottom, is delicately embellished with autumn grasses on a dense nashiji ground, the rims fundame.
SIZE 1.5 x 4.5 x 8.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, mostly to the edges.
Provenance: From the private collection of Maybelle Dore. Maybelle (Betty) Dore started collecting Japanese antiques in the postwar years, during the 1950s and 1960s, when interest in Japanese art was generally very low. For her business she ventured to Japan on her own to assemble netsuke and related works of art, including pipe cases and kogo (incense containers). Betty was also a founding member and the first Chairwoman of the International Netsuke Society, Northern California Chapter.
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Auction: Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries – No Reserve Timed Auction, ending 24th Jan, 2026
Bidding starts on Thursday, 1 January, and lots start closing at 11 AM on Saturday, 24 January
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