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A KAKIEMON SHALLOW DISH A KYOYAKI BRAZIER A BIZEN STONEWARE LARGE GROUP
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1680-1700 From the workshop of Kitamura Shoho, OF TWO SHISHI
Painted in blue, turquoise, and red enamels Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era By Kimura Gizaburo Sadamoto,
and gilt and partly drawn in black, depicting (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era
two birds, one flying past the slender pine Painted in the style of Ninsei, depicting a (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century
saplings, plum and bamboo (‘Three Friends’ bridge spanning a river, sweeping diagonally Playfully fighting, one standing on three legs,
of winter that flourish at the same time), upwards with its ends concealed, a willow tree biting the back of its companion and pressing
growing behind a triple-banded hedge, with its branches overhanging at either end, it down with one fore paw, their bodies and
the other perched on the bamboo stem, alluding to the famous bridge over the Uji River legs moulded with tufts of curly hair; signed
within a brown-glaze rimmed edge. near Kyoto, stamped on the base with a seal Kimura Gizaburo Sadamoto.
21.5cm (8½in) diameter. Shoho, with a removable tripod for a kettle, 44cm x 43cm (17 3/8in x 16 7/8in).
with a tomobako wood storage box inscribed
£8,000 - 10,000 outside the lid Yanagibashi[..] hibachi (Braizer £1,500 - 2,000
JPY1,100,000 - 1,300,000 with design of willow bridge), inside the lid JPY200,000 - 260,000
US$9,900 - 12,000 signed Shoho and sealed Shoho saku US$1,900 - 2,500
(Made by Shoho).
19cm x 29.5cm (7½in x 11 5/8in). (3). This artist is believed to have been active
from the Kaei to the Keio era (1848-1868),
£800 - 1,000 and large-scale figures by him survive in the
JPY110,000 - 130,000 precincts of shrines in the Bizen region, see
US$990 - 1,200 http://www.komainu.org/okayama/okayama_
naka/ooga/ooga.html; for another example of
his work, see also lot 126.

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