Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1100
TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO SUMITORI (CHARCOAL BASKETS)
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £250
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Description
TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO SUMITORI (CHARCOAL BASKETS)
MEIJI OR TAISHO PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY
The first a na-kago style basket with a square bottom and a wide circular mouth, raised on four short feet; the other of rounded form with two ring handles, the body featuring a double wall of woven bamboo strips, both signed, one possibly Toeisai, 27cm and 33cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.