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A NEGORO RED- AND BLACK-LACQUER
HEISHI (RITUAL SAKE BOTTLE)
Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period,
16th century
A turned-wood heishi of standard Negoro-lacquer form, painted in red
lacquer on a black-lacquer ground which shows through in places;
with a wood storage box. 30.6cm (12in) high,
internal cavity: 15.5cm (6 1/8in) deep. (2).

£15,000 - 20,000
JPY2,200,000 - 3,000,000
US$20,000 - 26,000

For a similar example, compare Miho Museum, Shu-urushi ‘Negoro’
chusei ni saita hana (Negoro: Efflorescence of Medieval Japanese
Lacquerware), exhibition catalogue, 1 September-15 December 2013,
cat. no.009.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.