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427 Kaneyasu Masatoshi was a pupil of Tanaka Kiyotoshi until he was
AN INLAID-ENAMELLED SLENDER OVOID IRON VASE 19, then became the adopted son and pupil of Ito Katsumi before
By Kaneyasu Masatoshi (born 1845), Meiji era (1868-1912), turning independent. Two examples of his works were recorded in
late 19th/early 20th century the Tomkinson Collection. For further information and other works
The body decorated with a continuous design of a raft of ducks by the artist or in collaboration with others, see Oliver Impey and
applied in translucent repoussé enamel, 11 in total, one in flight Malcolm Fairley, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art, Vol.II,
swimming among reeds on the surface of a smooth rippled pond, Metalwork Part I, London, Kibo Foundation, 1995, cat nos.52 and 53.
with details on the reeds inlaid in gold flat relief, the shoulder with
a band of mitsu-domoe (three-comma motif) alternately inlaid in END OF SALE
gold and silver low relief, the foot similarly overlaid with stylized floliate
motifs enclosed within shaped lappets; signed on the side just above
the foot with chiselled characters Kaneyasu Masatoshi zo with a kao.
31cm (12 1/8in) high.

£4,000 - 6,000
JPY550,000 - 830,000
US$5,000 - 7,400

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot FINE JAPANESE ART | 259
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.