Sale 8732
New York, Park Avenue
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17 September 1997
Price realised
USD 3,450
Estimate
A LACQUER WINE EWER (HISAGE) edo period (19th century) Circular and resting on three raised and pointed feet with a u-shaped spout, flat cover and arched handle attached by gilt-metal hinges, decorated with hollyhock crests (aoi-mon) in gold and silver foil on a nashiji ground, the underside of the lid and the well of ewer and the spout red lacquer With handle raised 7 3/8in. (18.8cm.) high, 6 3/8in. (16.2cm.) diameter
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