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A CARVED WOOD SERVING TRAY
Taisho era (1912-1926)
Carved in the form of a split segment of 1334
bamboo, the natural grain of the wood used
to good effect, inscribed in a shaped reserve
Ware no cha
10 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/2in (25.3 x 18.3 x 6.4cm)
US$1,000 - 1,500

1335
A TETSUBIN (IRON TEAPOT FOR
SENCHA)
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989)
era, 20th century
Cast in iron and decorated in high relief
with a thatched-roof cottage by a river and
a traveler on a river barge, the riverbank
forming the flange around the lower body, the
fittings for the handle in the form of clouds,
the bronze lid fitted with a pierced bud finial
and signed on the underside Ryubundo
tsukuru
4 7/8in (12.4cm) high excluding handle, 8in
(20.3cm) diameter

US$1,000 - 1,500
1336
A LARGE TETSUBIN (IRON TEAPOT FOR 1335
SENCHA)
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989)
era, 20th century
The bulbous vessel cast in iron with an
overall decoration of birds in blossoming
cherry trees in high relief against a ground
of keyfrets or floral lozenges, each scene
separated by stylized columns, the handle
attachments formed as reishi fungus, the
polished iron handle decorated with precious
emblems in silver and gold inlays, sealed on
the underside Ueda tsukuru, the bronze lid
with a pierced bead finial and finished in a
mottled red and brown patina, signed on the
underside Ryubundo tsukuru
5 1/2in (14.5cm) high excluding handle, 8
1/2in (21.6cm) diameter

US$1,000 - 1,500

1336

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