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Square box (T-3541)

Creator: Suzuki Mutsumi
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Suzuki Mutsumi (1942-2009)
Square box, 1980s
Maki-e gold lacquer on wood
Size 3½ x 6¼ x 6¼ in. (9.1 x 16 x 16 cm)

Square box with a subtle décor of paulownia in black on black lacquer. Signed on the bottom with the incised character Mutsu.

Comes with the original kiri-wood storage box which is inscribed on the top "Square Lacquer Serving Box with Paulownia" and signed Mutsumi with a red seal mark reading the same.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	Black lacquer on wood
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	1980's
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Contemporary/Modern, Handmade
Dealer Reference #:	T-3541
Incollect Reference #:	637893

Dimensions

W.	6.3 in;	H.	3.58 in;	D.	6.3 in;
W.	16 cm;	H.	9.1 cm;	D.	16 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen gallery, located in a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, offers important Japanese paintings and works of art to collectors and museums worldwide. The gallery specializes in Japanese screens and scrolls; in early Japanese tea ceramics from the medieval through the Edo periods; in masterpieces of ikebana bamboo baskets; and in gold lacquer objects.