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Lot 10

A Fine Kura And Abumi
Signed Masayuki With Kakihan And Dated 1674

25 November 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Fine Kura And Abumi
Signed Masayuki With Kakihan And Dated 1674

The wooden saddle frame decorated in gold lacquer with Shi-shi with aogai-inlaid eyes cavorting around a waterfall, all against a gold nashiji ground, the iron stirrups decorated en suite, the upper parts each pierced with a swallow in flight and decorated with a gold mon (3)

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Provenance
Acquired by Swedish Rear Admiral Sten Ankarcona whilst on a mission to Japan in 1923

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