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A black lacquer tachikake (sword stand) By Uematsu Hobi (1872-1933), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, first half of the 20th century (2) image 1
A black lacquer tachikake (sword stand) By Uematsu Hobi (1872-1933), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, first half of the 20th century (2) image 2
Lot 74

A black lacquer tachikake (sword stand)
By Uematsu Hobi (1872-1933), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, first half of the 20th century

7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£1,500 - £2,000

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A black lacquer tachikake (sword stand)

By Uematsu Hobi (1872-1933), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, first half of the 20th century
Raised on four bracket feet with a rectangular base with indented corners and fitted with a serpentine-shaped neck terminating in a heart-shaped support, all decorated in gold takamaki-e with stylized flowers, the base signed in gold lacquer Hobi saku (Made by Hobi); with a wood storage box. 61cm (24in) high. (2).

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Born in Tokyo the first son of the maki-e artist Uematsu Homin (1846-1899), Uematsu Hobi studied the technique of maki-e from his father and design from Kishi Kokei (1839-1922). Celebrated for his sophisticated pictorial style and immaculate technique, he is perhaps best known for a set of suzuribako and bunko with landscape design shown at the Paris Universal Exposition in 1900, but he won awards at numerous subsequent exhibitions, including the 8th, 9th, 11th, 13th and 14th Teiten.

For a work by his pupil Yoshida Junzaburo, please see lot 94.

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