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A LACQUERED-GOURD SUZURIBAKO
(BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS)
By Fukushima Taisai, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in gold, roiro, silver and coloured takamaki-e with entwined, The first character of the signature is identical to that used by Ikeda
trailing leaves and flowers of yugao (white-flowered gourd vine), Taishin (1825-1903), the leading pupil of Shibata Zeshin, and it is
containing an inkstone, two fude (brushes), a kogatana (paper-cutting therefore likely that Taishin was Taisai’s master. For further deails of the
knife) and a kiri (auger) within matching black-lacquer cases decorated artist, please see E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, Alnwick,
in gold hiramaki-e with karakusa (‘Chinese grasses’), the suiteki (water- Northumberland, Harehope Publications, 1995, p.280.
dropper) in the form of a gourd, signed on the underside Taisai saku;
with a wooden storage box. 12cm x 30xm x 20.5cm
(4¾in x 12in x 81/8in). (9).

£2,500 - 3,000
JPY380,000 - 450,000
US$3,500 - 4,200

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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