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SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAPS) WITH DESIGN OF THE MOON AND MARE'S-TAIL 月に杉菜図蒔絵残菜提 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890

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SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAPS) WITH DESIGN OF THE MOON AND MARE'S-TAIL 月に杉菜図蒔絵残菜提
Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890

Sold for £ 25,062 (US$ 31,252) inc. premium

Masterpieces of Japanese Art from a Royal Collection

7 Nov 2019, 11:00 GMT

London, New Bond Street

SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAPS) WITH DESIGN OF THE MOON AND MARE'S-TAIL 月に杉菜図蒔絵残菜提
Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890
With tapering sides, rounded corners, and fitted lid, the wood body in dark green-brown seidō-nuri and with a design of the full moon with seed-heads and stalks of sugina (mare's-tail), the moon in shibuichi-nuri on the lid and one side, the sugina in takamaki-e with kirigane and shell, some details carved and scratched, the top edge of the box with a key-fret pattern in silver togidashi maki-e imitating silver inlay in bronze; signed in scratched characters on the underside of the lid Zeshin 是真

9.2cm × 11.9cm × 6.9cm (3⅝in × 4⅝in × 2¾in)

With fitted wood storage box inscribed Onzansage 御残提 (Container for food scraps) and an open-weave silk storage bag (4)

Provenance:
Sold in these Rooms, 5 November 2014, lot 5

Exhibited and Published:
Nezu Bijutsukan (Nezu Museum) 2012, cat. no. 32

Footnotes

  • This type of box was probably intended for use during an outdoor tea ceremony in late spring or early summer, perhaps in conjunction with a larger tea-utensil box of the same form. The Khalili Collection includes such a box, decorated like this one with Zeshin's favourite spring plants; a second box, in a different shape, has the same dramatic moon design (Earle and Gōke 1996, cat. nos. 9–10). The fertile sugina heads are variously either lacquered in takamaki-e with a stylized hexagonal ground or carved and scratched to produce a more painterly, naturalistic effect, a contrast characteristically reflecting Zeshin's dual background as both painter and lacquerer. Capturing an exact moment in the year, the group of plants is shown at the stage when sterile stalks, intact fertile heads, and fertile heads beginning to release their seeds all occur simultaneously. The lustrous green-brown ground is an outstanding example of Zeshin's meticulous craftsmanship.
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SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAPS) WITH DESIGN OF THE MOON AND MARE'S-TAIL 月に杉菜図蒔絵残菜提 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890
SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAPS) WITH DESIGN OF THE MOON AND MARE'S-TAIL 月に杉菜図蒔絵残菜提 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890
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