A PAIR OF NAGASAKI LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL KNIFE URNS

A PAIR OF NAGASAKI LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL KNIFE URNS
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
Of typical form and decorated overall with birds, flowering stems, faux-fluting and oval panels, the bodies with oval landscape panels, each with a rising cover, tapering body and a moulded square plinth with ogee bracket feet, the stepped interiors lined with green velvet, repairs to the decoration
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 12 in. (30 cm.) diameter

Provenance
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