THREE CONTEMPORARY LACQUER TEA CONTAINERS
Lot 1404 THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION

THREE CONTEMPORARY LACQUER TEA CONTAINERS

TWO BY SUZUKI MUTSUMI (1942-2009), JAPAN, LATE 20TH CENTURY

Closed21 March 2019

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THREE CONTEMPORARY LACQUER TEA CONTAINERS
TWO BY SUZUKI MUTSUMI (1942-2009), JAPAN, LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each decorated using various lacquer techniques, the Mutsumi examples one with insect cages amongst bush clover and chrysanthemums, one with a bird sitting in a plum branch, inlaid in mother-of-pearl; the third in the form of a bamboo basket
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) diameter, the largest; each with original Japanese wood box signed by the artist

The Irving Collection, nos. 2906, 2937, 2908 (respectively).