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893
A RAKU TEA BOWL
Attributed to Raku Tannyu (1795-1884)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Of dojime (cinched) form, set on a small
ring foot and decorated in a thick black and
brown glaze running in dripps to the base,
with impressed raku seal
4 5/16in (11cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance
William Harding Smith, R.B.A. (1848-1922)
David Loew (1922-1988), and thereafter by
descent
Previously sold Sotheby’s, New York, 1941

Published
“The Connoisseur” volume 75, no. 229, pl. 893
1, p.163

894
A SHINO-STYLE TEA BOWL
Edo period (1651-1868), 19th century
The shallow bowl of kutsugata shape and
decorated with splashes of underglaze iron-
oxide around the rim, covered in a thick
feldspathic glaze
5 7/8in (15cm) wide

$3,000 - 4,000

Provenance
David Loew (1922-1988), and thereafter by
descent 894

895
A KENZAN-STYLE STONEWARE TEA
BOWL
Edo period (1651-1868), 19th century
The deep cylindrical bowl set on a small
ring foot and decorated with bamboo in
green enamel on a white-slip ground, the
surrounding areas covered in a lustrous black
glaze, inscribed Kenzan
3 5/8in (9.2cm) high

$1,000 - 1,500

Provenance
James Lord Bowes (1834-1899), by repute
David Loew (1922-1988), and thereafter by
descent
Previously sold Sotheby’s, New York, 1941

895

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