MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)

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A LACQUER SQUARE INCENSE BOX (KOGO) AND COVER
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)
The square incense box and cover finely decorated in black lacquer with seigaiha-nuri, interior on roiro ground and divided into two compartments; signed on base
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long

Provenance

Bonhams London, 10 November 2011, lot 245

Literature

‌Shibata Zeshin: dento kara sozo e (Shibata Zeshin: from Tradition to Innovation) (Toyota: Takahashi kinen bijutsu bunka shinko zaidan, 2011). exh. cat. pp. 43.

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