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A FINE LACQUER ‘GAGAKU INSTRUMENTS’ KOBAKO (SMALL BOX)
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06月12日 晚上7点 开拍 / 06月10日 下午3点 截止委托
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A FINE LACQUER ‘GAGAKU INSTRUMENTS’ KOBAKO (SMALL BOX)

By Ichigyokusai, signed Ichigyokusai
Japan, 19th century

Of rectangular form, finely decorated with iro-e takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a lustrous roiro ground, accentuated with sparsely scattered gold flakes and gyobu nashiji. The inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid depicts an array of gagaku instruments, including a sho (mouth organ), a flute wrapped in a beautifully decorated brocade, and delicate wind chimes. The interior of the lid features an exquisite scrolling design in takamaki-e set against a nashiji ground. The box is finished with silver rims. Signed to the lower left interior ICHIGYOKUSAI.

SIZE 5 x 9 x 13.1 cm

Provenance: Malcolm Fairley Ltd., London, 2003. From the collection of Eva & Aubrey Sweet, Melbourne, Australia, acquired from the above. A copy of the invoice from Malcolm Fairley Ltd, dated 6 November 2003, stating a purchase price of GBP 2,200 (or approx. EUR 4,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing) and confirming the above, accompanies the lot. Eva and Aubrey Sweet devoted over six decades to the formation of a distinguished private collection of Asian art, with particular strength in Chinese jade, Japanese lacquer, and netsuke. Their collecting began in the 1950s and was refined through sustained travel, scholarship, and long associations with leading dealers, curators, and artists internationally. Aubrey, a Melbourne physician who also studied acupuncture in Beijing, and Eva developed a discerning connoisseurship that balanced intuitive appreciation with systematic study, supported by an extensive reference library and active participation in scholarly circles. They acquired works of historic importance as well as contemporary pieces by artists such as Susan Wraight and Unryuan (Kitamura Tatsuo), demonstrating a commitment both to tradition and to the continuity of craft. The collection, housed in their Melbourne residence and affectionately referred to by the family as “the Museum,” stands as a testament to their lifelong dedication to the aesthetic and cultural values of Asian art.
Condition: Excellent condition.

With a wood tomobako (storage box).

The musical instruments depicted on the box are those used in gagaku and its associated dance form bugaku, the ancient ceremonial music and court dance of Japan. Gagaku ensembles include wind instruments such as the sho (vertical mouth organ), hichiriki (double?reed flute), and kagurabue (a transverse flute), as well as stringed and percussive elements, all of which accompanied elegant processional and dance repertory performed at the Imperial court and at Shinto and Buddhist rituals.

Auction comparison:
Compare a related lacquer kogo with instruments, 9 cm in diameter, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, 22 September 2020, New York, lot 35 (sold for USD 4,375 or approx. EUR 4,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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