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The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art
A SMALL LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINER)
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)
Details
A SMALL LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINER)
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)
The shallow, rounded square incense container decorated on the exterior of the kabusebuta (overhanging lid) cover in gold, aokin, keuchi and silver takamaki-e with two itomari or temari (balls made from silk thread), the smaller ball leaning against the larger one lying over pine needles, the design extending over the sides, all reserved on a seido-nuri ground, the rims of gold fundame, the interior of rich nashiji, the underside signed with lightly-incised characters Zeshin.
3⁄8 in. (1.4 cm.) high, 2 5⁄8 in. (6 cm.) long
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)
The shallow, rounded square incense container decorated on the exterior of the kabusebuta (overhanging lid) cover in gold, aokin, keuchi and silver takamaki-e with two itomari or temari (balls made from silk thread), the smaller ball leaning against the larger one lying over pine needles, the design extending over the sides, all reserved on a seido-nuri ground, the rims of gold fundame, the interior of rich nashiji, the underside signed with lightly-incised characters Zeshin.
3⁄8 in. (1.4 cm.) high, 2 5⁄8 in. (6 cm.) long
Provenance
Purchased at Christie's London, 15 July 1968.
Wrangham Collection, no.868, with original collector's label.
Wrangham Collection, no.868, with original collector's label.
Brought to you by
Zheng Ma
Head of Department, Senior Specialist