Lacquered sake set bamboo design
Price: € 260,00
A charming lacquered sake set decorated with Japanese dwarf bamboo 笹 (sasa) and heavenly bamboo 南天 (nanten) laden with berries.
The set comprises a melon-shaped chôshi 銚子 (sake ewer), a graduated set of three nesting sakazuki 盃 (sake cups), and a matching sakazukidai 杯台 (cup stand). The decoration is executed in silver and gold hiramaki-e 平蒔絵 (low-relief lacquer design) against contrasting black and red lacquered ground.
Complete with its original wooden tomobako 共箱 (storage box) bearing an inscription in ink.
Period:
Japan – Shôwa period (1926–1989)
Dimensions:
Cup stand:
Height 7.5 cm, Width 11 cm, Depth 10.8 cm.
Nested cups:
Diameter 10.6 cm, 9.1 cm, and 7.7 cm.
Ewer:
Height 12.5 cm, Width 15 cm, Depth 11.5 cm.
In very good condition with minimal signs. Please refer to the photographs for a clear condition reference.
