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Lot 185*
A bronze double-gourd vase Attributed to Saeki Yoshimitsu, Taisho era (1912-1926), early 20th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,812.50 inc. premium
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Attributed to Saeki Yoshimitsu, Taisho era (1912-1926), early 20th century
The body with a dark-brown patination and applied in high relief with a small copper snail crawling up the lower lobe, signed on the base with two chiselled characters Yoshimitsu; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed on the lid Uri ni katatsumuri kabin (Gourd-shaped flower vase with snail), signed inside the lid Yoshimitsu saku with a seal Yoshimitsu. 21cm (8¼in) high. (2).
The body with a dark-brown patination and applied in high relief with a small copper snail crawling up the lower lobe, signed on the base with two chiselled characters Yoshimitsu; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed on the lid Uri ni katatsumuri kabin (Gourd-shaped flower vase with snail), signed inside the lid Yoshimitsu saku with a seal Yoshimitsu. 21cm (8¼in) high. (2).
Footnotes
Saeki Yoshimitsu was a pupil of Shoami Katsuyoshi (1832-1908), living in Okayama Prefecture.
























