For more information
ANTIQUE JAPANESE LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT OR PAPER BOX)
← Scroll for more pictures →
SKU: 856768?0121
ANTIQUE JAPANESE LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT OR PAPER BOX)
£1,250.00
ANTIQUE JAPANESE LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENT OR PAPER BOX)
Late Meiji/early Taisho period
Height: 4¼ inches / 11 cm
Width: 12 inches / 30.5 cm
Depth: 9 inches 22.8 cm
Stock number: 856768/0121
Price: £1250
A Japanese lacquer bunko (document or paper box) decorated in hiramakie with a leaping carp on a brown ground, signed lower left with two character signature above a kakihan. Metal rims and black ground (roiro) interior. In Japan, carp signify good fortune or luck. They are also symbols of perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose no doubt stemming from their determination to leap up waterfalls. Late Meiji/early Taisho period.Â
