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ATTRIBUTED TO RYUBUNDO YASUNOSUKE VI (MIZOGUCHI
KIHEI, 1840-1921)
A tetsubin (iron tea kettle)
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
The cylindrical vessel tapering slightly to a stepped rim and decorated
with two rectangular panels with birds or butterflies in flowering
branches in gold and silver nunome-zogan, the handle with blossoms
and leaves on a stream in gold and silver nunome-zogan, the copper-
alloy cover signed on the underside Rubundo tsukuru (Made by
Ryubundo)
5 3/4in (14.6cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
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KINRYUDO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1900)
A tetsubin (iron tea kettle)
Meiji era (1868-1912), early 20th century
Cast in iron and worked on the surface with Chinese-style floral
designs in three triangular reserves, the spout modeled as an inverted
beast mask and the loops for holding the handle modeled as coiling
dragons, the rim of the vessel finished with a lappet collar and four
zoomorphic handles, the upright handle decorated with a flowering
branch in gold and silver nunone-zogan, obscurely signed on the
underside in seal-form Dai Nihon Teikoku [] [], the copper-alloy cover
finished with a pierced floral finial, signed on the underside Kinryudo
tsukuru (Made by Kinryudo)
4 1/2in (11.4cm) high, excluding handle
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$1,500 - 2,500
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NAKAGAWA JOEKI IX (1849–1911)
A silver tea pot
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Of compressed ovoid form with a recessed base and small tripod
feet and a loop handle, the surface of the body worked to a crepe
finish and chiseled on the shoulder with chrysanthemum vines and
paulownia blossoms, the design continued on the cover, surmounted
with a double-blossom chrysanthemum finial, signed on the underside
of the cover Nakagawa Joeki tsukuru
5 3/8in (13.6cm) high (including handle)

$2,500 - 3,000
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