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Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).

Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).
Estimate
5 000 - 7 000 SEK
436 - 610 EUR
456 - 639 USD
Hammer price
12 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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Two Japanese lacquer boxes, Meiji period (1868-1912).

One flower shaped decorated with a lacquer box. Diameter 10,5 cm. Height 4,5 cm. One decorated with an inro, length 11,5 cm.

Wear. The flower shaped with a chip to the inner rim.

Provenance

The foundation of the collection was laid by Rear Admiral/Flag officer Sten Ankarcrona (1861-1936). Ankarcrona first got a taste for the Asian Art while following his fathers’s footsteps serving as ‘enseigne de vaisseau’ for the French navy “la Royale” during the years 1885-1889, when his Fregatt sailed in the area. Ankarcrona continued to ad on to the collection, later in life when he was sent on a special mission to Japan in 1923. He brought back vast collections of lacquer, bronzes, textiles, ceramics.

In 1911 the family moved to the mansion like duplex next to Sturegatan in Stockholm. The elegant home and their summer house at Brevik by Erstaviken where Ankarcrona created a Japanese garden (1923-27) and even set up a complete Japanese building was documented in the the magazine 'Svenska Hem i ord och bild' in 1928, which provide us with a fascinating window into this golden age of European collecting. The world renowned collection received many prestigious visitors throughout the years, the guest book contains signature of both the Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf as well as the Japanese crown prince, later Emperor Akihito.