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A Japanese fine gold-lacquer Kogo (incense box) with a cricket, first half of the 20th century
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Of circular form, bearing a bright kinji ground, elegantly adorned with gold, silver, and black takamaki-e. The design highlights a beautifully rendered cricket, its delicate wings intricately detailed, and with...
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Of circular form, bearing a bright kinji ground, elegantly adorned with gold, silver, and black takamaki-e. The design highlights a beautifully rendered cricket, its delicate wings intricately detailed, and with long, slender feelers. The bottom is recessed and finished in nashiji, further embellished with shimmering kirigane flakes. The interior is similarly decorated with further nashiji and kirigane flakes.

Size 1.2 x 6.6 cm
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Provenance

Ex-collection of Maybelle Dore. Maybelle (Betty) Dore started collecting Japanese antiques in the postwar years, during the 1950s and 1960s, when interest in Japanese art was generally very low. For her business she ventured to Japan on her own to assemble netsuke and related works of art, including pipe cases and kogo (incense containers). Betty was also a founding member and the first Chairwoman of the International Netsuke Society, Northern California Chapter.

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Compare a closely related kogo (incense box), by Futagi Seiho, dated to the 20th century, Showa period, at Bonhams, 3 November 2022, London, lot 80 (sold for GBP 2,422).
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