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Lot 187*,Y
An ivory kagamibuta By Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka (1810-1875), mid 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,000 inc. premium
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By Ohara Mitsuhiro, Osaka (1810-1875), mid 19th century
Of bulbous form, after a design by Shen Quan, engraved with a flying hawk and inscribed Chinzen (Shen Quan) sha with two seals, signed Mitsuhiro with seal Ohara. 3.5cm (1 3/8in).
Of bulbous form, after a design by Shen Quan, engraved with a flying hawk and inscribed Chinzen (Shen Quan) sha with two seals, signed Mitsuhiro with seal Ohara. 3.5cm (1 3/8in).
Footnotes
象牙彫鏡蓋根付 鷹 銘「光廣」「大原(方印)」 19世紀
A manju with the same design by Mitsuhiro, from the Raymond and Frances Bushell collection, was sold at Christie's London, 18th October 1988, lot 242.
The design is taken from an original by the Chinese artist Shen Quan (1682-1765), known in Japan as Shin Nanbin. He was renowned for his bird and flower paintings and lived in Nagasaki for two years where he taught painting to the Japanese. His painting style subsequently became highly influential in Japan, and he was extolled as the first of the visiting painters.
























