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A BOXWOOD BRUSHPOT A SILVER AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID VASE THE NASSER D. KHALILI COLLECTION
Meiji era (1868-1912), By Mitsutsugu, Meiji era (1868-1912), OF JAPANESE ART, VOLS.1-8
late 19th/early 20th century late 19th/early 20th century Comprising eight volumes of Meiji no Takara
Carved in varying degrees of relief with a The silver body inset with two lobed gold- (Treasures of Imperial Japan); Vol.1, (Selected
dragon emerging from tumultuous waves lacquer panels edged in silver, one depicting Essays); Vol.II (Metalwork Part 1); Vol.II
on one side and a tiger perched on a rocky an exotic long-tailed bird among seasonal (Metalwork Part II); Vol.III (Enamel); Vol.IV
ledge on the other, unsigned; plants and flowers, the other with an elaborate (Lacquer Part I); Vol.IV (Lacquer Part II);
with a wood storage box. ikebana display, executed in Shibayama Vol.V (Ceramics Part I); and Vol.V
14.1cm x 13.1cm (5½in x 5 1/8in). (2). style encrustations, the sides applied with (Ceramics Part II). (8).
silver stalks of chrysanthemums forming the
£1,200 - 1,800 handles, the shoulder, neck and splayed £1,500 - 2,000
JPY170,000 - 260,000 foot embellished with formal floral motifs in JPY220,000 - 290,000
US$1,600 - 2,400 coloured enamel; signed on the base US$2,000 - 2,600
of each vase Mitsutsugu within a gold
rectangular reserve.
22.2cm (8¾in) high.
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 290,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

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