Lot 328 , Two Japanese gilt-decorated lacquer boxes, 19th / early 20th century, 18.5cm

Two Japanese gilt-decorated lacquer boxes, 19th / early 20th century, the first a calligraphy box relief decorated with a prunus tree beneath a waterfall in brown, gilt and silver lacquer, gilt metal fittings, 41cm, the second a rectangular box decorated with quatrelobed mon on a gold speckled ground with inner tray, 18.5cm
Estimate £200-300

The long narrow calligraphy box has some slight wear to the decoration on the cover, occasional tiny flakes to the lacquer on the cover, the lower part of the box has a bit more wear to the decoration where the covers slide downward and some slight flaking to the lacquer around the edges, the second box in the lot - the cover has a section of the side panel broken off and re-glued, in fact there are two sides broken and re-glued and the base also has splits to two corners and there is some wear to the gilt decoration in places.


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Sold for £360