depicting Kukai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, shown seated wearing long robes (attributes lacking, splits to wood, traces of lacquer visible, wear)

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with archaistic seals

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of crescent shape and raised on four legs, one side with decoration of pavilion, the openworked cover surmounted by two deer (some surface wear)

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modelled with overhead swing handle and openworked cover

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enameled with various species of birds among flowers on a speckled ground (some wear, finial somewhat loose)

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comprising a cloisonné enamel teapot sugar-bowl decorated with cranes on a red ground, a matcha-whisk in a red lacquer holder and a rotan-clad gilt-decorated porcelain cup and saucer

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the bird face with green and red lacquer with gilt details (some wear)

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one decorated in gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie and kimpaku with a parrot in a pine tree, the other in gold takamakie and atsugai with a shishi lion (the latter with scratches to the red lacquer, both with small damages to the rim and some surface wear)

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one decorated in gold and silver takamakie with a mountainous riverscape, signed Manshu, and the other in gold takamakie and togidashi makie with farmer's utensils beside a pine tree, signed Shokusai (the latter with some damage to the rim)

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one decorated in gold hiramakie and takamakie with three tortoises, signed Kajikawa (rim crack), one in gold, silver and black makie and nashiji with a carp emerging from waves, signed Eijusai, and two variously decorated in gold and black make with cranes (one worn and with damages to the rim)

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each in gold, silver and black hiramakie and takamakie with a various view on Mount Fuji, one with nashiji back, the largest signed Kajikawa, the one but largest signed Ko'ami Sadaguki, two with unidentified signatures (the largest with restored footrimsome wear)

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variously decorated in gold, silver and black hiramakie, takamakie and togidashi makie, one with fans, one with decorated shell, one with flower vase, one with plant arrangement, signed Fujiwara Naoshi, and one inscribed with a congratulatory wish (some wear)

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comprising three red lacquer cups decorated in gold hiramakie, takamakie, black lacquer and togisfashi makie with bamboo, leaves and reeds, one signed. a sake cup decorated in gold hiramakie with chrysanthemums on a nashiji ground, and two brown lacquer cups and saucers, one in gold hiramakie with craned and the other with leafy reeds (some wear and small damages)

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decorated in gold and black hiramakie and kirikane with a crane and prunus branch below a pine tree on a kimpun-sprinkled black lacquer ground, with nashiji interior, with ojime (some minor wear)

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one decorated in gold and silver hiramakie and takamakie and kimpaku with mountain tops emerging from the trees, the other one in gold and black lacquer makie and kimpaku and raden with fans, with wood mask netsuke both with nashiji interior (cord broken, wear and small losses to inlays and lacquer)

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decorated in gold hiramakie with chrysanthemums, with nashiji interior, with bone netsuke shaped as a fruit-basket with Buddha's hand citrus and pomegranate (faded at places)

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one decorated in gold hiramakie and takamakie and kimpaku with pavilions in a mountain landscape, the other with gold and red lacquer makie with a peacock (some small nicks, some wear to the lacquer)

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one a four-case inro with takamaki-e decoration of pavilions in a mountainscape, the other in various lacquer shades, foil and mother-of-pearl with a shell below flowers, both nashiji interiors and with horn netsukes (wear)

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inlaid with mother-of-pearl, raden, with a kiku-head on a black lacquer ground the base and interior covered with brown lacquer (some losses to the inlays and to the lacquer)

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of oval shape and fitted with two containers, the cover with gold hiramakie and togisdashi makie with a phoenix among leaves on a black ground sprinkled with aogai, the interior with reeds in hiramakie on a nashiji ground, the base with circular aperture (wear to lacquer and to inlays)

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the tray decorated in gold hiramakie with fruiting branches and the panel in gold hiramakie, takamakie and togidashi makie with a dragon in the clouds near Mount Fuji (the tray with small restored chip to corner and a small loss to the rim, the panel with splits to the wood on the reverse)

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decorated in makie and gold leaf with a fisherman on a river beside a small village with pagoda and pavilions, on a nashiji ground, the decoration continuing into the interior cover with a river with pavilions and a temple gate, the interior with nashiji sprinkles on a black ground (some wear)

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the cover decorated in gold takamakie and togidashi makie with writing paper, the interior cover with fern leaves on nashiji ground (some small chips and losses to the rims and corners of the box, some fading)

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the slightly domed cover decorated in gold makie, togidashi makie and aogai with reeds, the interior in black lacquer (some minute losses and scratches)

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raised on six feet, the small box decorated with gold hiramakie and aogai with phoenixes among cloud scrolls (some wear, some fading)

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decorated with foils and inlaid with mother-of-pearl to depict a pattern of leaves, after Korin (worn and some losses to the lacquer and mother-of-pearl)

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of two compartments, decorated in gold and silver hiramakie with pavilions in a garden setting, with black lacquer interior (some small damages and wear)

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decorated in makie and aogai with birds perched on rockwork below a four-character inscription, the reverse with butterflies among flowers, inscribed with congratulations for a promotion in rank (some dents and losses)

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decorated with gold makie (some wear)

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one shaped as a monk with fan, the other as a double gourd, both with makie decorations (the monk-shaped box with corner damaged (piece available), some small damages and repairs, the gourd box with small rim chips)

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decorated in gold and black lacquer hiramaki and takamakie with two grasshoppers before a shrine, with nashiji sprinkles in the background, the base and interior with nashiji on a black lacquer ground (minute rim nicks)

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decorated in gold hiramakie with scrolling vine, the interior fitted with two trays with utensils (ink cake broken, small damages to the lacquer)

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one rectangular and decorated in takamakie and kirikane with a pavilion surrounded by trees, the other shell-shaped and decorated in takamakie with boats on a river, both with nashiji interior (some nicks and some wear to the lacquer)

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one crackled white-lacquer hexagonal box decorated in takamakie with cranes, one gold-lacquer rectangular box with cranes and one gold-lacquer rectangular document box decorated with gold and black lacquer makie with prunus branches and a nashiji interior (some wear and small damages to the lacquer)

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the footed hexagonal box decorated in hiramakie with a kiku-head to the cover and birds above waves on the sides, with red cord

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decorated in gold hiramakie with the Togugawa mon, the nashiji interior with a congratulatory wish, with red tasseled cord (small rim chip, some wear)

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the chest fitted with three drawers and the the top a copper brazier and ash container with lids engraved with cranes, the lacquer decorated in gold and silver hiramakie and takamakie and kirikane with cranes in flight above prunus branches (some small damages and wear)

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fitted with two doors revealing six drawers above a large drawers, inlaid with lacquer panels of aogai-inlaid flowers (some small damage and wear)

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decorated in gold takamakie and togidashi makie and kimpun with a paulownia tree between clouds, signed, with original signed wood box

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with Japanese wood box

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with original wood box, together with a ceramic tea-caddy with synthetic cover

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modelled with spout and embellished with slip decoration, hakeme, and old gold lacquer repair, kintsugi, at standring, with wooden box

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with original wood box

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with original wood box

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with original wood box

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the crackled vase with decoration of cranes below horizontal bands

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