Lot 123*
Three fuchigashira Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,020 inc. premium
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Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century
The first of shibuichi, carved and inlaid with the medicine god Shinno, signed Bokusen with a kao; the second of shibuichi, inlaid in silver and shakudo honzogan, depicting a crow against the full moon, signed Yoshinori; the third of shakudo nanako, inlaid in ire-takazogan with mounted Chinese warriors in battle, signed Yoshikane with a kao; with three inscribed wood storage boxes. (9).
The first of shibuichi, carved and inlaid with the medicine god Shinno, signed Bokusen with a kao; the second of shibuichi, inlaid in silver and shakudo honzogan, depicting a crow against the full moon, signed Yoshinori; the third of shakudo nanako, inlaid in ire-takazogan with mounted Chinese warriors in battle, signed Yoshikane with a kao; with three inscribed wood storage boxes. (9).
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Provenance
Lundgren Collection, nos.229, 325, and 284, respectively.
Purchased at Christie's London, 18 November 1997, lots 173 (partial lot), 196 (partial lot), and 212, respectively.