Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 224
TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £450
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Description
TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN
19TH/ 20TH CENTURY
One cast as a tied straw bale, one side with sprays of peonies and the other with calligraphy, the other kettle with a short cylindrical body decorated with a flowering branch of prunus and cursive script, both with a bronze lid topped with a reticulated finial, the first signed Ryubundo zo and the other Kiryudo zo, 20.5cm max. (4)
Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.