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Lot 150*
A mustard-yellow-glazed double-gourd bottle vase By Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914), Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,437.50 inc. premium
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By Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914), Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
Worked in low relief with an all-over design of stylised flowers interwoven among trailing tendrils and foliage on a mustard yellow ground, signed on the base with two incised characters Seifu; with a separate wood stand and a wood tomobako storage box, inscribed inside the lid by Seifu Yohei IV authenticating this work as being made by his late father (Seifu Yohei III) designated a Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist-Craftsman to the Imperial Household) with seal Teishitsu Gigeiin, with an outer wood storage box, together with a cotton cloth wrapper stamped with seal Seifu. The vase: 38cm (15in) high, the stand: 4.5cm x 15.8cm (1¾in x 6¼in). (5).
Worked in low relief with an all-over design of stylised flowers interwoven among trailing tendrils and foliage on a mustard yellow ground, signed on the base with two incised characters Seifu; with a separate wood stand and a wood tomobako storage box, inscribed inside the lid by Seifu Yohei IV authenticating this work as being made by his late father (Seifu Yohei III) designated a Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist-Craftsman to the Imperial Household) with seal Teishitsu Gigeiin, with an outer wood storage box, together with a cotton cloth wrapper stamped with seal Seifu. The vase: 38cm (15in) high, the stand: 4.5cm x 15.8cm (1¾in x 6¼in). (5).
























