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MASANAO OF YAMADA, ISE PROVINCE
A Boxwood Okimono (Table Ornament)
of Two Toads on a Teoke
(Wooden Water Bucket)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid/late 19th century
The tall discarded wooden water bucket,
intentionally cracked and pierced, modelled
with two large warty toads perched on the rim
75 at opposite corners, and three snails crawling
along the top edges, the inside horizontal bar
across the two sides of the bucket attached
with a loose ring for suspension, signed on
the base Masanao with a kao on a rounded
rectangular reserve.
29.5cm x 17cm (11 5/8in x 6 5/8in).
£3,500 - 4,500
JPY680,000 - 880,000
US$4,600 - 5,900

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AFTER OGAWA HARITSU
(RITSUO, 1663-1747)
An Inlaid and Lacquered Wood
Circular Box and Cover
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Decorated in polychrome lacquer takamaki-e,
the lid with a circular disc applied with the
portrait of Bodhidarma, surrounded by a
border carved to incorporate the texture of a
basket on which are applied flowering sprays
of ominaeshi (valerian), the interior of the lid
and box lacquered black, the reverse with a
green-lacquer seal Kan.
14.3cm (5 5/8in) diam. (2).
77 £800 - 1,200
JPY160,000 - 230,000
US$1,000 - 1,600

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