Lot details By Koma Kyuhaku, signed Koma Kyuhaku with seal Kyuhaku Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of rounded rectangular form, the domed overhanging cover bearing a warm chestnut-brown ground richly and intricately decorated in iro-e takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, sumi-e togidashi maki-e, with highlights of aogai, hirame, kirigane, and mura-nashiji. The exterior of the cover with a simulated-bronze shishi koro (incense burner) standing on a Chinese incense stand (xiangji) with particularly impressive use of gold and aogai kirikane for the various diapered designs, a circular kogo (incense box) and a hexagonal vase resting on a tripod stand and filled with incense tools, all in high relief. The interior of the cover similarly and masterfully decorated with a large tsuitate (standing screen) holding an ink painting worked in sumi-togidashi depicting a shoreside pavilion in a mountain landscape with pines, ‘signed’ Tan’yu hitsu (referring to Kano Tan’yu, one of the foremost painters of the Kano school) with a double-gourd seal, beside a simulated-bronze archaistic vase with a fruiting pomegranate branch supported by an openworked root wood stand, two scrolls, and a set of albums labeled Kokinshu (Collection of Japanese Poems Ancient and Modern). Signed to the interior KOMA KYUHAKU and sealed Kyuhaku. SIZE 22.4 x 20.3 x 5.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition with only very minor wear. Provenance: Collection of Areta Kaufman, Miami, USA. Areta Kaufman, together with her husband Jeffrey (1939-2016), was the owner of Gallery Areta on Miami Beach. They were both avid lovers of art and antiques, and Areta was well-known in Miami social circles for serving on the boards of numerous organizations, such as Miami City Ballet and Project HOPE. The interior of the box decorated with two peacock feathers and a nyoi scepter, and fitted with a rectangular ink stone and a finely lacquered silver suiteki (water dropper) formed as a volume of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), the slipcase label again with fine aogai kirigane, and further with a paper knife, two writing brushes, and a paper pricker, each lacquered with alternating bands of kinji and nashiji or aogai, the surrounding areas hirame on roiro-nuri.
Lot details By Koma Kyuhaku, signed Koma Kyuhaku with seal Kyuhaku Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of rounded rectangular form, the domed overhanging cover bearing a warm chestnut-brown ground richly and intricately decorated in iro-e takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, sumi-e togidashi maki-e, with highlights of aogai, hirame, kirigane, and mura-nashiji. The exterior of the cover with a simulated-bronze shishi koro (incense burner) standing on a Chinese incense stand (xiangji) with particularly impressive use of gold and aogai kirikane for the various diapered designs, a circular kogo (incense box) and a hexagonal vase resting on a tripod stand and filled with incense tools, all in high relief. The interior of the cover similarly and masterfully decorated with a large tsuitate (standing screen) holding an ink painting worked in sumi-togidashi depicting a shoreside pavilion in a mountain landscape with pines, ‘signed’ Tan’yu hitsu (referring to Kano Tan’yu, one of the foremost painters of the Kano school) with a double-gourd seal, beside a simulated-bronze archaistic vase with a fruiting pomegranate branch supported by an openworked root wood stand, two scrolls, and a set of albums labeled Kokinshu (Collection of Japanese Poems Ancient and Modern). Signed to the interior KOMA KYUHAKU and sealed Kyuhaku. SIZE 22.4 x 20.3 x 5.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition with only very minor wear. Provenance: Collection of Areta Kaufman, Miami, USA. Areta Kaufman, together with her husband Jeffrey (1939-2016), was the owner of Gallery Areta on Miami Beach. They were both avid lovers of art and antiques, and Areta was well-known in Miami social circles for serving on the boards of numerous organizations, such as Miami City Ballet and Project HOPE. The interior of the box decorated with two peacock feathers and a nyoi scepter, and fitted with a rectangular ink stone and a finely lacquered silver suiteki (water dropper) formed as a volume of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), the slipcase label again with fine aogai kirigane, and further with a paper knife, two writing brushes, and a paper pricker, each lacquered with alternating bands of kinji and nashiji or aogai, the surrounding areas hirame on roiro-nuri.
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