Auction 82
By Bertolami Fine Art
Oct 18, 2020
Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma, Italy
 - I lotti verranno aggiudicati definitivamente in sala durante l’asta che si svolgerà il 18 ottobre 2020 dalle ore 11:00 CEST per i lotti 1-202 e dalle ore 15.00 CEST per i lotti 203 - 470 presso Crespi Bonsai Museum in S.S del Sempione, 37 20015 Parabiago.
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LOT 292:

A LACQUERED AND GILT WOOD COMB CABINET, KUSHIDAIJapan, 19th century Rectangular section ...

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Sold for: €850
Start price:
700
Estimated price :
€1,000 - €1,500
Buyer's Premium: 25% More details
Auction took place on Oct 18, 2020 at Bertolami Fine Art
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A LACQUERED AND GILT WOOD COMB CABINET, KUSHIDAI
Japan, 19th century

Rectangular section, five drawers, two larger and three smaller, on the external surface branches of flowers in hiramaki-e, the handles of the drawers in gilded metal with incised floral motifs.

35 x 29,5 x 23,5 cm

Provenance: Italian private collection.

This kind of cabinet was available to women of the wealthier classes in Japan since the Edo period. Inside its drawers were placed all the tools for hair care, from combs to ointments, from pins to mirrors.