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A Japanese four-panel tortoise-shell folding screen, Meiji…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
17-Nov-2014
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Description:
A Japanese four-panel tortoise-shell folding screen, Meiji Period, 1868-1912 each panel with two sections, the upper sections inlaid with figures in ivory and gold lacquer on a gold lacquer ground the lower sections with birds and plants in gold lacquer on tortoise-shell continuous gold lacquer floral scrolls on ebonised wooden mounts chased metal hinges the exterior with various medallions on the tortoise-shell background each panel 39.8 x 20 cm. Provenance: The Phillips Collection, Queensland
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Category:
Unclassified