Lot 538: Matsuda Gonroku (1896-1986) A lacquer natsume (tea container) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century

Name: Matsuda Gonroku (1896-1986) A lacquer natsume (tea container) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 7a0460db4b

Est: $1,500 USD - $2,000 USD

BonhamsNew York, NY, USSeptember 11, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Matsuda Gonroku (1896-1986)
A lacquer natsume (tea container)Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryBearing a nashiji ground and decorated in gold takamaki-e with large tsubaki (camellia) blooms and details of inlaid gold and aogai, the interior nashiji, signed Gonroku 2 7/8in (7.2cm) high

Provenance: Previously sold, these Rooms, March 19, 2013, lot 2293Bonhams, London, May 11, 2010, lot 285For the career of this towering figure in the world of twentieth-century lacquer, see the recently published translation of his memoirs: Michael Brase and Makiko Komada tr., The Book of Urushi: Japanese Lacquerware from a Master, Tokyo: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2019

Artist or Maker

Gonroku Matsuda

Auction Details

Property from the Collection of Drs Edmund and Julie Lewis

Bonhams

September 11, 2019, 10:00 AM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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