A SET OF THREE JAPANESE SAKAZUKI (SAKE CUPS) AND A LACQUER STAND

A SET OF THREE JAPANESE SAKAZUKI (SAKE CUPS) AND A LACQUER STAND
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The cups of various sizes and each raised on a conical foot, all three decorated with a shishi in a luxuriant garden with large peonies and a waterfall in the background, the reverse with pines, all rendered in gold and silver lacquer on the bright coral-red grounds; the stand of rectangular shape, with futher peony blooms to the top and a border of auspicious objects and mon around the sides, 16.2cm x 17.5cm x 17.5cm max; together with a tomobako wood box. (5)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.