Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912

Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 97. A pair of cloisonné enamel boxes and covers | Sealed Hayashi Tani[goro] | Meiji period, late 19th century.

Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection

A pair of cloisonné enamel boxes and covers | Sealed Hayashi Tani[goro] | Meiji period, late 19th century

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Property from the John and Muriel Okladek Collection

A pair of cloisonné enamel boxes and covers

Sealed Hayashi Tani[goro]

Meiji period, late 19th century


the rounded rectangular boxes with flush fitting covers and silver mounts, decorated in coloured cloisonné enamels on a green ground and worked in various thicknesses of silver wire, with Jurojin holding a staff standing beside a white stag, the interior with silk brocade lining with the Kotobuki [good luck] character and other auspicious symbols, the bases with a gold wire seal HayashiTani[goro]

(2)

13.5 cm., 5¼ in. long

Jurojin is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune (Shichifukujin) and the god of longevity. He carries a scroll tied to his staff, on this is written the lifespan of all living things.