Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 813
TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £750
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Description
TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN
EDO/MEIJI PERIODS
One of bulbous shape, the body with a rough ishime (stone texture) surface and decorated to each side with a firefly fluttering above flowers, with details highlighted in gold and silver, the shaped handle with further inlaid details, the lid signed with a four character signature, the other with a square section body also rendered in ishime and with a seal mark beneath the spout, the lid signed Kogyoku do sei, 22.5cm. (4)