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A LACQUERED-WOOD TSUNODARAI (HANDLED WASH-BASIN)
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
Of typical tsunodarai form with four handles attached to the circular
turned-wood body supported on a splayed footring, the whole covered
in black lacquer decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with numerous
tsurufuji mon (twisted wisteria crests), as used by the Matsuzono,
Daigo, Ichijo, and Nijo famililes, the footring and the tip of each handle
with metal fittings of shakudo nanako with gilding, decorated with
karakusa (‘Chinese grass’) plant motifs, further scalloped shakudo and
gilt fittings around the junction of each handle and the body of
the basin; unsigned.
22cm x 65cm x 44cm (8 5/8in x 25 5/8in x 17 3/8in).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY210,000 - 280,000
US$1,900 - 2,500

Provenance:
Pitt Rivers Museum (by repute).

From early in the Edo period, tsunodarai (literally, ‘horned basins’) regularly
formed part of konrei chodo, lacquered sets of furniture presented at
weddings between members of the military and court aristocracy.

258*
A PAIR OF TALL BLACK-LACQUER
AND GILT-METAL CANDLESTICKS
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each with a cylindrical stem supported on a hemispherical base
in the form of a stylized chrysanthemum flower and crowned by a
chrysanthemum-shaped finial mounted with a gilt spike and bracket
for holding a candle, both stems lacquered in gold takamaki-e
with stylized floral crests including paulownia and bird-and-flower
combinations, each foot lacquered with three crests of foliage, each
unsigned; with a wood storage box inscribed Yusoku maki-e kikuto
ittsui, gotsui no uchi (a pair of candle stands with chrysanthemum
base decorated with court family crests in maki-e for temple use, out
of five sets), stuck with a paper label indicating the items were in the
collection of Mr Taga. Each approx. 74cm (29 1/16in) high. (3).

£1,200 - 1,800
JPY170,000 - 250,000
US$1,500 - 2,200

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.