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HATA ZŌROKU II 二代秦蔵六 (? BORN CIRCA 1854) 5063
A chaire (tea caddy) Japan, Showa era (1926–1989), 1927
The melon-form caddy of cast and polished tin with an inner airtight
lid, sealed on the underside Zōroku ko(ji) zō 蔵六居造 (Made by
Zōroku the recluse)
With a double Japanese wooden tomobako storage box, the
exteriors of the lids of both outer and inner box inscribed Junseki
chatsubo 純錫茶壺 (Pure tin tea caddy); the reverse of the lid of the
inner box inscribed Uri-shiki chatsubo hinoto-u toshi nanajuyon-ō
Zōroku tsukuru 瓜式茶壺 丁卯年 七十四翁 蔵六造 (Melon-
shaped tea caddy made by Zōroku at the age of 74 in 1927) with
seal Zōroku koji 蔵六居士 (Zōroku the recluse)
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high; 3 3/8in (8.7cm) diameter
US$800 - 1,200
Hata Zōroku II was a prominent metalworker active during the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; his predecessor, the
first Zōroku, lived from 1823 to 1890. Zōroku II’s dates are not
independently recorded but the inscription on the storage box for
this tea caddy in southern Chinese style suggests that he was born
around 1854.
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A SENKŌTATE (PORCELAIN INCENSE STAND)
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 18th–19th century
Formed as a miniature baluster vase covered in an even tea-dust
glaze, with a fitted wood stand
With a Japanese wooden storage box and a brocade storage bag
2 3/4in (7cm) high
US$1,800 - 2,500
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IMAI ŌSHIN 今井応心 (1874/5–1951)
A wood okimono of a bull
Japan, Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa era (1926-1989), first half of
the 20th century
Of natural and carved burl wood in the form of a reclining bull looking
upward, signed on the underside Oshin kato 応心加刀
9in (22.8cm) wide
US$2,000 - 3,000
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