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A LACQUERED-WOOD RECTANGULAR CABINET
FOR SENCHA TEA-CEREMONY IMPLEMENTS (KIKYOKU)
After Ogata Korin, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho era (1912-1926),
early/mid-20th century
Comprising a top open shelf and lower section with a removable door
opening to reveal a divided interior with a shelf and a removeable fitted
tray, the door painted in lacquer with Ebisu seated on gentle wave-
lapped rocks fishing a carp, signed Seisei with a red gourd seal Korin,
with a wood storage box inscribed outside on the the lid Nishiki
[...]-nuri kikyoku with two seals.
37cm x 32cm x 21.5cm (14¾in x 12½in x 8½in). (5).

£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,000 - 1,300

WOOD AND OTHER WORKS OF ART
Various Properties
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A LACQUERED-WOOD KAZARIMONO
OF A LARGE NAMAZU (EARTHQUAKE FISH)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Modelled with elegant simplicity, flicking its tail with its long cat
whiskers resting along its sides and trailing beneath forming a compact
composition, an opening on the reverse for suspension; signed on the
reverse with carved characters Chashokanjin to.
53cm (20 7/8in) long.
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£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 290,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

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