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Lot 21 · Crafted Landscapes: The Ankarcrona Collection of Japanese Lacquer and Asian Works of Art

Signed Kajikawa Saku and with Pot Seal, Edo Period (19Th Century)

A Lacquer Writing Box · Decorated in gold and silver

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Estimate
$1,400–$1,600 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Crafted Landscapes: The Ankarcrona Collection of Japanese Lacquer and Asian Works of Art, New York · 19 December 2006
Dimensions
25.3 x 23 x 5.2 cm. (10 x 9 x 2 in.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3605809
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Lacquer Writing Box, SIGNED KAJIKAWA SAKU AND WITH POT SEAL, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY). Christie's, 19 Dec 2006, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3605809.

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A Lacquer Writing Box, SIGNED KAJIKAWA SAKU AND WITH POT SEAL, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY). Christie's, 19 Dec 2006, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3605809.

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From the same sale Crafted Landscapes: The Ankarcrona Collection of Japanese Lacquer and Asian Works of Art · Dec 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
Edo Period (17Th - 18Th Century) A CARVED SEATED WOOD FIGURE OF AMITABHA (AMIDA NYORAI) $12,000–$14,000
Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) A LACQUER BOX (KOBAKO) WITH VIEWS OF MATSUSHIMA BAY $1,000–$1,200
Edo Period (19Th Century) A CARVED RED LACQUER (TSUISHU) AND METALWORK KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE $700–$900
Signed Masanao (Ise Yamada), Edo Period (19Th Century) A WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO TIGERS $3,000–$4,000
Edo Period (19Th Century) TWO FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO $1,500–$2,000
Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) A LIDDED BRONZE JAR AND A SHAKUDO GU-FORM VASE $800–$1,200

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A Lacquer Writing Box Meiji-Taisho period (early 20th century), signed Koshu $20,000 Christie's, Apr 2017
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A Lacquer Writing Box Edo Period (18Th-19Th Century) Christie's, Sep 2020
A Lacquer Writing Box Edo Period (19Th Century), Iizuka Toyo (1725?-1790), Signed Christie's, Mar 2008
A Lacquer Writing Box Taisho-Showa Period (20Th Century), Signed Jiho with Cursive Christie's, Sep 2023
A Lacquer Writing Box Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) Christie's, Sep 2007
Utagawa Hiroshige UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), dated Bonhams, May 2023
Katsushika Hokusai Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Edo period (1615-1868), early Bonhams, May 2019

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