Lot Essay
The flute is inscribed with a phrase in praise of its sound
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SIGNED KYOONSAI ZO [MADE BY KYOONSAI], EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
A lacquer flute
Signed Kyoonsai zo [made by Kyoonsai], Edo Period (19th century)
Of typical form and decorated in mitsuda-e [lithage] of various colours on a black ground with a bat among persimmons and foliage, bone ends, Chinese embroidered silk cover and fitted wood box
63.2cm. long
Signed Kyoonsai zo [made by Kyoonsai], Edo Period (19th century)
Of typical form and decorated in mitsuda-e [lithage] of various colours on a black ground with a bat among persimmons and foliage, bone ends, Chinese embroidered silk cover and fitted wood box
63.2cm. long
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium