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A PORCELAIN MIZUSASHI (WATER JAR) NAMED SENCHIRI
WITH A LACQUERED WOOD TOMOBUTA (COVER) BY IKKEN
Nabeshima ware, Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century
The gourd-shaped vessel molded on the surface with twisting vines
with gourds and leaves and covered with a pale-green celadon
glaze, the white body showing through on the spots where the glaze
coverage is thin, fitted with a lacquered wood cover signed with a
kao of one of the Ikken artists in red lacquer
With a wood storage box inscribed on the exterior Hisago (gourd)
and Nabeshima seiji mizusashi (Nabeshima celadon water jar), and
on the underside Nabeshima oniwayaki, Ikken saku nuri [][]seoru and
Mei Senchiri and Sen’an zo and sealed
US$20,000 - 30,000
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