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Lot 301*

An inlaid shibuichi okimono of Jurojin and minogame
By Takagawa Moritsugu, Meiji Period

5 November 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An inlaid shibuichi okimono of Jurojin and minogame

By Takagawa Moritsugu, Meiji Period
Cast, chiselled and inlaid, the God of Longevity is typically dressed in scholar's garb, seated and holding a scroll in one hand and a gnarled cane in the other, a long-tailed turtle crawling at his feet, details of the garment inlaid in gold honzogan; signed Moritsugu, with separate lacquer stand and wood storage box. The figure 21½cm (8½in) high, the stand 37cm (14½in) across. (5).

Footnotes

四分一象嵌置物 寿老人と亀 高川盛次 明治時代

Takagawa Moritsugu was a disciple of Unno Yoshimori.

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