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Antique Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Phoenix Kogo ー鳳凰蒔絵 伽藍香合

Antique Japanese Lacquered Maki-e Phoenix Kogo ー鳳凰蒔絵 伽藍香合

Regular price ¥221,700 JPY
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A fabulous lacquered urn covered in black with soaring phoenix (Ho-o) with a lid lacquered around the edges but showing the raw, aged wood of the top enclosed in a wooden box dated 1924 stating it was made using Kozai (repurposed wood) from the Ho-o Do of Byodoin Temple in Uji.  Inside is completely covered in Nashiji gold powder. It is 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) Diameter, 5 cm (2 inches) tall and in perfect condition. 

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