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A wood tebako (ornamental cosmetic box) and cover By Takai Tairei, Taisho/Showa Period image 1
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A wood tebako (ornamental cosmetic box) and cover By Takai Tairei, Taisho/Showa Period image 3
Lot 298*

A wood tebako (ornamental cosmetic box) and cover
By Takai Tairei, Taisho/Showa Period

11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £4,000

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A wood tebako (ornamental cosmetic box) and cover

By Takai Tairei, Taisho/Showa Period
The carved mokume ground decorated in raden pewter, gold and iroe takamakie with a single sprig of magnolia and bud, the foliage extending down the sides, the inside of the cover lacquered in gold hiramakie with two amenbo (water spiders), signed in raised gold lacquer Tairei; with tomobako titled Oyama renge tebako (box with magnolia design) and signed by the artist Oju, Tairei korewo tsukuru (made by Tairei, on request) with seal Tairei. 12cm x 21.7cm x 29.2cm (4¾in x 8½in x 11½in). (3).

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大山蓮華図木地蒔絵手箱 高井泰令 大正/昭和時代

Takai Tairei is recorded by E.A. Wrangham, Index of Inro Artists, p.280 as being the pupil of Ikeda Taishin (1825-1903). He exhibited at the 4th and 5th Nitten in 1945 and 1949.

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