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A CHAWAN [TEABOWL] A LACQUER KOGO
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
SIGNED RENGETSU 蒔絵香合、江戸時代、18世紀
茶碗、江戸時代、19世紀、銘 蓮月
the circular kogo, decorated in gold, silver and red hiramaki-e,
the irregular shaped bowl with a dripped greyish and white and takamaki-e, hirame, gold foil and nashiji and inlaid with tea
glaze falling short of the foot with a poem in black, sprays of ceremony utensils, including a chaire inside a brocade bag, a
leaves to the reverse and the interior, gold lacquer repairs kogo and bamboo tea scoop
11.4 cm by ⅓ in. diam 7 cm, 2¾ in.
PROVENANCE £ 3,000-4,000
€ 3,400-4,550 US$ 3,950-5,300
Soame Jenyns
LITERATURE
Soame Jenyns, Japanese Pottery (London, 1971) no. 119b
‡ £ 3,000-4,000
€ 3,400-4,550 US$ 3,950-5,300

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A RAKU MIZUSASHI
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
黒楽水指、江戸時代、17世紀

of cylindrical form with rounded edge and inner rim, black
lacquer cover, with an overall reddish black glaze falling to the
foot
16.8 cm. 6⅗ in. diam.
£ 4,000-6,000
€ 4,550-6,800 US$ 5,300-7,900
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