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5054 5054
AN IRONWOOD TRAY FOR INCENSE
5056 China, 18th-19th century
Rectangular, with vertical interior walls and
5057 carved to resemble an inkstone
11 3/4 x 14 5/8 x 1 1/2in (29.7 x 37.1 x
32 | BONHAMS 3.8cm)
US$800 - 1,200
5055
A REISHI-FUNGUS MORIBON (FRUIT
TRAY)
Japan, Showa era (1926–1989), circa
1944 Of dried reishi fungus with a black-
lacquered interior and lacquered areas on
the reverse
With a wooden tomobako storage box,
the exterior of the lid inscribed Reishi bon
Shimoda Hontaku 霊芝盆 下田本宅 (Reishi
fungus from the principal residence of
the Shimoda family), the reverse of the lid
inscribed Shōwa jūkunen rokugatsu kore o
motomuru Shimoda Hontaku 昭和拾九年
六月求之 下田本宅 (Comissioned for the
principal residence of the Shimoda family in
June 1944)
15 × 16 x 3in (38 × 40.5 x 7.5cm)
US$3,000 - 5,000
5056
ITŌ TESSEKI 伊藤鉄石
A carved burlwood tray in the form of
a lotus leaf Japan, Meiji (1868–1912) or
Taisho (1912–1926) era, early 20th century
Carved in the form of a withered, curling lotus
leaf with natural openings in the burlwood,
signed on the reverse Tesseki sanjin tō 鉄
石山人刀 (Carved by Tesseki the hermit),
followed by a kaō (cursive monogram)
With a wooden tomobako storage box, the
exterior of the lid inscribed Kayōshiki kōbon
荷葉式香盆 (Incense tray in the form of a
lotus leaf); the reverse of the lid inscribed
Tō Tesseki saku 藤藤鉄石作 (Made by Tō
Tesseki) with seals Tōshi 藤氏 and Tesseki
銕石
1 1/4 × 24 × 15 1/4in (3.2 × 61 × 38.7cm)
US$6,000 - 8,000
For Itō Tesseki, please refer to the footnote
to lot 5030.
