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270 | A PAIR OF LARGE SHIBAYAMA-INLAID
WOOD PANELS OF STREET VENDORS
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Finely inlaid in the Shibayama style in ivory, mother-of-pearl, and
wood with lacquer-gilt highlights, one panel depicting a street
vendor selling tea whisks (chasen) chasing a gleefully laughing boy,
the vendor with an angry expression and about to drop his double
gourd, a bird flying above them, the other panel depicting a street
vendor selling potted cherry trees and wearing a small pouch on
his waist inscribed Hoshi no yoshiji (‘watch out for fire’), a bird flying
above him as well. Note the expressively crafted facial expressions.
Both panels framed behind glass and with inlaid seal mark.
SIZE 80.2 x 51.1 cm each

Condition: Excellent condition with traces of wear, no inlays are
missing.
Provenance: British collection.
Estimate EUR 5,000
Starting price EUR 2,500

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