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SHIMANO SANSHU (1877-1965)
A lacquer dish
Showa era (1926-1989)
The circular dish with a slightly upturned rim, executed in greenish-
brown lacquer polished smooth in imitation of bronze and decorated
on one edge in darker brown seigaiha (combed wave-pattern lacquer)
patterns of rolling waves, signed on the underside with a scratched
signature Sanshu
With a double wood tomobako storage box, inscribed on the cover of
the inner box Nami-e, seigaibon (Combed waves design tray), signed
Sanshusai tsukuru and sealed Sanshu
9 1/8in (23.2cm) diameter

$1,500 - 2,500
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SARATANI TOMIZO (BORN 1949)
A lacquer box and cover
Heisei era (1989-2019), dated 2004
The rectangular body with a mura-nashiji and roiro-nuri ground, the
cover dcorated with the Rashomon demon fleeing with its severed arm
clutched in one hand, in gold, green and red high-relief takamaki-e, the
interior nashiji, signed on the side in a gold-lacquer reserve Tomizo
With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed on the cover Rashomon
and signed Tomizo, 2004
5 7/8in x 3 7/8 x 2 i (15 x 9.8 x 5.1cm)
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
Edward Wrangham Collection, sold Bonhams, London, The Edward
Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art, Part VI, November 10, 2015,
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A LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, 20th century
Circular with a domed cover and a removable tray, decorated with
large overlapping yukiwa (snowflakes) in gold and silver hiramaki-e,
silver kinpun, hirame and aoigai on a roiro-nuri ground, the tray
decorated with scattered cherry blossoms and a crescent moon
With a wood tomobako storage box
5 1/2in (13.9cm) diameter, 4in (10.1cm) high
$1,200 - 1,800

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