A Fine Late Edo Black-Lacquer Takatsuki with Gold and Silver Maki-e
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- Late Edo
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- $2,250
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An especially elegant late Edo-period lacquer takatsuki, or raised serving stand, supported upon three dramatically curved feet. Against the deep, highly polished black-lacquer ground, pine-covered mountains, water, distant architecture, and a long bridge are rendered in subtly varied shades of gold and silver maki-e. Fine changes in the density and texture of the metal powders create a remarkable sense of atmospheric depth, while the scattered gold surrounding the landscape gives the impression of a scene emerging from a star-filled night.
The old storage box identifies the design as Kuromatsuyama, or “Black-Pine Mountain,” and carries an especially interesting inscription recording the piece as having belonged to Tokugawa Yoshichika (1886–1976), nineteenth head of the Owari Tokugawa family. Yoshichika played a central role in preserving the family’s celebrated collection and established the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya in 1935.
The stand measures 25.5cm across and stands 10cm high. It comes with its period wood storage box, inscribed “Black-Pine Mountain Maki-e Takatsuki” and “From the collection of Lord Tokugawa Yoshichika, nineteenth head of the Owari Tokugawa family.” Combining accomplished lacquerwork, a wonderfully sculptural form, and fascinating recorded provenance, this is a highly decorative and historically compelling example of nineteenth-century Japanese maki-e.
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