Japan: Rabbit box
€500,00
- Unusual box featuring a rabbit, carved in wood, probably makura (pillow), Japan, Edo period circa 1800.
- The lid and base have 4 holes through which the hinge links passed. Those at the bottom are inside the box, probably to ensure stable closure, but are not visible in the photo.
- On the front and back of the box, a pin fits into a hole to ensure stable closure.
- W 40 CM X D 14 CM X H 18 CM.
- H useful 6 CM.
- Provenance: Estate of the dealer and collector Claude de Marteau.
- Sold with certificate of origin
- Find out more about the life and works of Claude de Marteau? https://www.thecdmcollection.be/
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