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35 A SHIBUICHI INCENSE BURNER
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHINYA KOKU (SEKIGUCHI SHINYA;
1877-1932)
The ovoid tripod form finely chieseled and
inlaid in gold, silver and shakudo with plovers
over waves, with a removable silver liner,
signature on body, silver rims
4¡ in. (11.1 cm.) high
With original wood box signed Sekiguchi
Shinya saku and sealed Shinya
$12,000-15,000
Sekiguchi Shinya was born in Tokyo as the son of the
celebrated metalworker Sekiguchi Ichiya, who himself
was under the tutelage of Goto Ichijo (1791-1876). Shinya
studied painting with Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908) and
exhibited at the fourth Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai
(National Industrial Exposition) in 1895.
