A RARE 17TH CENTURY OVAL BARBER'S SHAVING BOWL, the black lacquer ground decorated in gold hiramakie, kinpun and a little kirigane with lakeside buildings among trees in a horizontal band of mist, the wide flat rim with two long-tailed crested pheasants and flowering sprays including cherry-blossom, wild pinks and the yellow wild rose (kerria japonica), with a raised gilt border, the underside with sparsely sprinkled hirame (slight old wear and damage)

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A RARE 17TH CENTURY OVAL BARBER'S SHAVING BOWL, the black lacquer ground decorated in gold hiramakie, kinpun and a little kirigane with lakeside buildings among trees in a horizontal band of mist, the wide flat rim with two long-tailed crested pheasants and flowering sprays including cherry-blossom, wild pinks and the yellow wild rose (kerria japonica), with a raised gilt border, the underside with sparsely sprinkled hirame (slight old wear and damage)
31.6 cm. wide

Lot Essay

Although many 17th century porcelain barbers bowls exist, they are almost unknown in lacquer, and the present example is a remarkable survival. Although later than most of the Kodaiji style lacquers, the decorative scheme still shows some affinity with them

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