Three Japanese Gold Lacquer Covered Boxes, 19th Century

19th Century

The first of hexagonal form, the exterior finely decorated with a continuous garden scene with pavilions; the interior fitted with a single hexagonal tray painted with a mountainous landscape, the interior and underside finished in nashiji. The second of quatrefoil tiered form, the cover centered with a quatrefoil panel enclosing two quails beneath reeds, the four sides each with shaped reserves enclosing flowering plants; the interior fitted with four small clam-shaped covered boxes and two quatrefoil trays, the interior and underside finished in nashiji. The third was modeled as a pair of shells, the left half of the cover inlaid with hardstones depicting birds and vessels filled with flowers, the right half decorated in gold, silver, and black lacquer with blossoming chrysanthemums, the motif repeated along the sides; the interior decorated with gilt floral sprigs.

Largest: Width 4 13/16 x Length 5 1/2 x Height 2 1/16 in., 12.3 x 14 x 5.3 cm.

Property from the Estate of Helene Fortunoff, Miami Beach, Florida

This lot is located in New York.

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Property from the Estate of Helene Fortunoff, Miami Beach, Florida.

The tiered box is in overall very good and complete condition with no visible chips, cracks, or restoration, though with minor rubbing and wear to the undersides of the shell-form covered boxes as well as the underside of the whole box. The double shell-form box is also in very good and complete condition, with a small loss of inlay to the largest flower head at the front and very minor wear to the underside. The hexagonal box is in overall decent condition with minor wear to the undersides of all compartments, the cover has a tiny white spot to the top and the interior showing a few minute chips. One diamond-shaped covered compartment also bears a very short crack to one edge.

Overall, the group presents well and remains stable, with condition consistent with age and use.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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