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A NEGORO-STYLE HEISHI (SAKE BOTTLE) 3088
Edo period, dated 1672
Of turned and assembled wood with a short
spout rising from a wide, slightly rounded
shoulder and sharply tapering body raised
on a splayed foot, decorated in red lacquer
over a black-lacquer undercoat, the recessed
underside lacquered black with a stylized
mark below the character kichi (good fortune)
and inscribed Kanbun juni mizunoe-ne nen
shogatsu kichijitsu/Fukui san no []
With a wood storage box
12 3/8in (31.5cm) high
$15,000 - 20,000

3089
A NEGORO-LACQUER TAISHIZEN
(LOW TABLE)
Edo period (late 17th century)
Of carved and assembled open-box
construction with a shallow curved apron and
raised on cusped supports joined at the base,
the recessed top within a conforming raised
rim and much worn revealing the black-
lacquer undercoat
With a wood storage box
8 5/8 x 19 1/4 x 13in (22 x 48 x 33cm)
$5,000 - 6,000

3089

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