SENSHA (TEA CUP HOLDER)

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SENSHA (TEA CUP HOLDER)
Ivory and bamboo, signed on the wood holder Sessado Mitsuhiro on an inlaid ivory plaque
(1810-1875)
1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) high, slightly scratched, crack below signature

Lot Essay

The cylinder of ivory stacked teacups are removable from the smoked bamboo case (sensha). The sensha is a receptacle for storing tea bowls often used in the tea ceremony. Sessado is a rarely used go for Mitsuhiro.