Gold hiramakie lacquer on ivory.

M2 / L59

A fine 23 section ivory fan decorated in hiramakie, and various shades of gold lacquer, with a scene of a pair of birds perched on a prunus tree. On the reverse a pair of quail within a scene of several plants, flowers, and butterflies.

Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Signed: Unsigned
Provenance: Sidney Moss 1978.
Dimensions: 27.5cm long when closed.