Japanese lacquer: A Kobako decorated with a suit of armour and sword all in gold and coloured takamakie.

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Sword & Armour Kobako

 

Unsigned lacquer Kobako.

L49

A rectangular Kobako decorated with a suit of armour and sword all in gold and coloured takamakie on a nashiji ground.

Japan, 19th century
Dimensions: 10.4cm x 7.7cm x 2.2cm.
Signed: Unsigned
Provenance: Sotheby's in 1973
Published: Item 359 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen.

 

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