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A JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE INLAID IRON DISH
MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY
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Decorated in nunome zogan (gold and silver inlays), the well with a large panel enclosing a mountainous river landscape, with many figures engaged in daily
activities including a fisherman waiting for a bite and a beauty under a large thatched building, with details picked out in gilt and low relief, the rim with a band
of scrolling tendrils, brocade and asa-no-ha patterns and six small fan-shaped panels enclosing a variety of fruits and plants, the reverse with two rectangular
cartouches, one reading “Kyoto”, 30cm.
£6,000-8,000

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