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Lot 296*
A tall slender silver and bronze vase By Sekiya Shiro (1907-1994), Showa Period
5 November 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,440 inc. premium
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By Sekiya Shiro (1907-1994), Showa Period
In the form of a bud, worked in hagiawase with long textured strips inlaid in silver, shakudo and copper and partially splashed in gold, the base signed with hammered signature Shiro; with tomobako titled and inscribed by the artist, Sekiya Shiro. 39½cm (15½in) high. (2).
In the form of a bud, worked in hagiawase with long textured strips inlaid in silver, shakudo and copper and partially splashed in gold, the base signed with hammered signature Shiro; with tomobako titled and inscribed by the artist, Sekiya Shiro. 39½cm (15½in) high. (2).
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銀赤銅矧合花瓶 関谷四郎 昭和時代
Born in Akita prefecure in 1907, Sekiya Shiro moved to Tokyo in 1928 and studied under Kawachi Muneaki who was a hammered metal artist. He specialized in the hagiawase technique and was appointed a 'Living National Treasure' in 1977.





