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Simple and Sweet Makie Lacquer Kogo - Koetsu Style browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Lacquer: Boxes: Pre 1900: item #79070 Please refer to our stock #3326 when inquiring.
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| A very nice and simply decorated small round lacquer kogo - design of three water birds (mandarin ducks?- or possibly just small ducklings) floating lazily on a meandering stream. The three ducks are each done in a separate material - the top one in inlaid mother of pearl (aogi) - the middle one in the pewter/lead type material known as byakuro - the third in polished gold makie. The stream is also done in the technique known as togidashi-makie - wherein the design is drawn on a ground of wet lacquer, then gold powders are sprinkled over the moist composition. When completely dry, the design is built up and dried again - at the end the design area is carefully ground down to a burnished effect. Koetsu - a 16th century lacquerer, was the first to combine gold lacquer and pewterlike material in design - later followed by Ogata Korin. This delightful small kogo measures 2 3/4 " diameter and is 5/8" thick - excellent condition with only minor rubbing on the base. Dates from late Edo to early Meiji period - circa 1860's - 1890's. | |||||||||
