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SARATANI TOMIZO (1949-)
NATSU NO KIOKU (SUMMER MEMORIES)
Heisei era (1989-2019), September 2017
A large polished section of branched umimatsu (‘sea pine’), encrusted
with a confronted Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)
and standard stag beetle executed in high-relief polished black rittai
sabiage lacquer, and two other beetles and numerous ants; vine leaves
in black rittai sabiage lacquer and gold lacquer, embellished with shell
and other materials, signed with incised characters near the base
Tomizo; fixed to a stand of black-lacquered antique paulownia wood
with prominent year-rings; with two wood tomobako storage boxes,
one inscribed outside Natsu no kioku (Summer Memories), signed
and sealed inside Tomizo, the other inscribed outside Natsu no kioku
sutando (Summer Memories, Stand), signed and sealed inside Tomizo.
31cm x 55cm x 45cm (12¼in x 19 5/8in x 13¾in) overall with stand. (4).

£30,000 - 40,000
JPY4,000,000 - 5,300,000
US$37,000 - 49,000
Published:
Hirose Mami ed., Kyoi no chozetsu giko! Meiji kogei kara gendai ato e
(Amazing Craftsmanship! From Meiji Kogei to Contemporary Art),
exhibition catalogue, Mitsui Memorial Museum,
16 September - 3 December, 2017 and four other venues, Tokyo,
Asano Laboratories, 2017, cat. no.2-17.

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