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IPPO (ACTIVE (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
A large and impressive inlaid bronze plaque
Meiji era (186-1912), late 19th century
Cast in bronze with a low ring foot and decorated with a bold, high-
relief design of butterflies alighting on peonies, the flowers inlaid
in two shades of copper, gold, shakudo and shibuichi takazogan
the details of the petals carved in kebori, some of the leaves in
shishiaibori and pitted to resemble the naturalistic texture of insect
damage and several of the leaves finished in an ishime texture, the
butteiflies decorated in polished gold and shakudo takazogan with
kebori details, signed Ippo in copper inlay and with a gold seal Ippo
17 3/4in (45.1cm) diameter

$10,000 - 15,000

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