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| Designer | Christian Dior |
| Period | 1990s |
| Type | Vanity box |
| Made in | Japan |
| Craft | Yamanaka lacquerware (Yamanaka Shikki) |
| Finish | Urethane lacquer (per label) |
| Design | Black and white houndstooth on deep red, gilt Dior emblem |
| Interior | Signed Christian Dior in gold script |
| Includes | Original silver Christian Dior presentation box |
| Condition | Vintage, no visible damage |
The Dior houndstooth in black and white, set on a red lacquered lid made in Yamanaka. A Paris house pattern and a Japanese lacquer tradition meet on a single box.
This Christian Dior vanity box dates from the 1990s and was made in Japan as Yamanaka lacquerware. Its lid shows a black and white houndstooth on a deep red ground with a gilt Dior emblem at the centre. The interior is signed Christian Dior in gold script.
A house pattern set in red lacquer.
Houndstooth, an English check from menswear, was taken up by Christian Dior for couture. The house cites the Miss Dior perfume bottle of 1947 as its first use of the pattern.
Lacquerware has been made in the Yamanaka Onsen district of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, since around 1580, when woodturners arrived from Echizen. In the 1960s Yamanaka was among the first centres to make modern lacquerware with a urethane coating, and the craft was designated a traditional craft by the Japanese government in 1975.
The label states a urethane lacquer finish, and the red ground sets off the black and white check and the gilt emblem. The box retains its original silver Christian Dior presentation box and shows no visible damage.
Check, gilt and red, with the box intact.
Objects made under the Dior name outside clothing and jewellery show how widely the house's codes travelled. Made in Japan and kept with its original box, this piece records one such exchange.
Pieces carrying the Dior houndstooth continue to attract interest among collectors of the house.
Decorative objects are often separated from their original packaging, so boxed examples are assessed with care.
The meeting of a French house pattern with a Japanese lacquer centre gives the piece a distinct place among Dior objects.
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