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A SILVER CHOSHI (SAKE KETTLE)
AND A LACQUERED-BAMBOO
WARMING VESSEL
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The bulbous upper body of the sake kettle
engraved in kebori with flowering plum
and magnolia on one side and irises and
peonies on the other, its lower cylindrical
body unadorned, fitting snugly into the outer
lacquered-bamboo vessel, decorated with a
row of simulated repairs; unsigned.
16cm (6½in) high. (3).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,000
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A SILVERED-BRONZE MODEL
OF A GOSHAWK
By Kunichika, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Naturalistically rendered, standing alert with its
head lowered, its wings drawn in, the beak of
shakudo, the eyes of gilt with shakudo pupils,
signed beneath the tail in a rectangular gilt
reserve Kunichika; perched on a detachable
tall tree trunk from which issues flowering
hydrangea. Overall height: 66.5cm x 45cm
(26 1/8in x 17¾in). (2).
£8,000 - 10,000
JPY1,200,000 - 1,500,000
US$11,000 - 14,000
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