A JAPANESE LACQUERED QUIVER (UTSUBO) AND FIVE ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
A JAPANESE LACQUERED QUIVER (UTSUBO) AND FIVE ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
the first of characteristic form, lacquered black, the outer surface decorated with a gilt Tokugowa mon and red lacquered vine fruit and foliage (losses), the lid decorated en suite, with a gilt leather band for closure and the interior painted with inventory numbers 'L.2609.68-38' and '3562'; the arrows of yori doshi type, with iron heads (one missing, blackened shafts, and feather flights (losses)
96.0 cm; 37 3/4 in
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Property from the Edward McEwen Collection (1934-2020)
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A JAPANESE LACQUERED QUIVER (UTSUBO) AND FIVE ARROWS, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
the first of characteristic form, lacquered black, the outer surface decorated with a gilt Tokugowa mon and red lacquered vine fruit and foliage (losses), the lid decorated en suite, with a gilt leather band for closure and the interior painted with inventory numbers 'L.2609.68-38' and '3562'; the arrows of yori doshi type, with iron heads (one missing, blackened shafts, and feather flights (losses)
96.0 cm; 37 3/4 in
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Property from the Edward McEwen Collection (1934-2020)