MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY)

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A NEGORO SAKE-KETTLE
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY)
OF TURNED AND ASSEMBLED WOOD IN STANDARD CHOSI FORM WITH A BOWL-SHAPED BODY AND A LONG OPEN SPOUT, TWO UPSTANDING FITTINGS WITH WOODEN PEGS TO TAKE THE HANDLE, THE INTERIOR WITH PARTIALLY WORN RED LACQUER, THE EXTERIOR EXCEPT THE RIM TRANSLUCENT BROWN-LACQUERED, OLD WEAR, BOXLID INSCRIBED NEGORO SHIRUTSUGI
18CM. HIGH

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

A CLASSIC CERAMIC SHAPE ADAPTED TO THE MATERIAL OF WOOD BY THE ADOPTION OF A HINGED OVER-HEAD HANDLE, AND SCARCELY LACQUERED, LEAVING THE EXTERIOR OF THE ZELKOVA-WOOD BODY TO SHOW THE WOOD-GRAIN.

A SIMILAR SMALLER EXAMPLE SOLD IN THESE ROOMS, 19 JUNE 2002, LOT 24. ANOTHER VERSION IS ILLUSTRATED IN KAWADA SADAMU, NEGORO LACQUER (KYOTO, 1985), PL. 228.

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