LOT 0337 A RARE LACQUERED KOGO DEPICTING ONO NO…
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A RARE LACQUERED KOGO DEPICTING ONO NO KOMACHI Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) The Kogo (incense box) is decorated on the lid with matt gold and silver takamaki-e depicting the beautiful poet Ono no Komachi (c. 825 - 900), one of the Rokkasen (the sixth best poets of the early Heian period). She is wearing courtly robes and is writing a poem, her facial expression serene and deeply focused. The entire surface of the kogo is covered in dark-red lacquer sprinkled with nashiji. Interestingly there is also a thin inlaid layer of copper under the poetess, as spots of green oxidation are visible. Old Japanese label on the base. HEIGHT 2 cm, LENGTH 9. 1 cm, WEIGHT 7.7 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear to lacquer and spots of green oxidation to the surface. Provenance: British private collection.
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