X] NAGASAKI LACQUER MACONIC BOX / BOX WITH...

X] NAGASAKI LACQUER MACONIC BOX / BOX WITH MACONIC DECORATION
Japan for export, Edo, 19th century
Quadrangular, it opens to a lid held by hinges and has a lock on the front. It is lacquered nashiji on the inside, black on the outside. The decoration, a combination of iridescent mother-of-pearl inlays and gilded motifs, extends over five of the six sides. Centring the top of the lid is a temple and various Masonic emblems. Around it are gold flowers. On the four side walls, flowers and fruits rendered by mother-of-pearl inlays (scratches, small jumps).
H: 8.5 cm - W: 38 cm - D: 24 cm
Comparisons :
> In the books, for a similar box, see ROBIN, Cathy. "La France Maçonnerie, Objets de Collection, Trois siècles d'Histoire". Editions Chêne E/P/A: 2012.
> At auction, Christie's Online, " Japanese Art and its Influence at the European Court ", 23/06-07/07/2016, lot 65.

A MASONIC NAGASAKI LACQUER BOX
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