A Japanese iron kettle
By Ryubundo, 19th century
Of conventional form with short spout and up-and-over handle, the lower half part of the body roughly textured,the upper half part burnished and inlaid in silver and gold with floral, grape vine, butterfly and bird motifs, the bronze cover surmounted with a reticulated bud finial, signed inside the cover Ryubundo zo, with stand.
16cm high (excluding handle)
Of conventional form with short spout and up-and-over handle, the lower half part of the body roughly textured,the upper half part burnished and inlaid in silver and gold with floral, grape vine, butterfly and bird motifs, the bronze cover surmounted with a reticulated bud finial, signed inside the cover Ryubundo zo, with stand.
16cm high (excluding handle)
Estimate:
AU$ 500 - 800
£300 - 490
US$ 480 - 760
£300 - 490
US$ 480 - 760
Footnotes
- 鉄茶瓶 龍文堂作 19世紀
Category: Asian Art
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