Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 163
A JAPANESE COPPER POURING VESSEL
Estimate £200 - £400
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Description
A JAPANESE COPPER POURING VESSEL
MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY
The body with two side spouts and a long handle, the surface decorated with a dense pattern of cranes amongst pine trees, scrolling tendrils, and confronting cranes-shaped mon, a large flowerhead engraved underneath, 49cm.
These vessels are notably used at Kamigamo Shrine (Kyoto) to ritually pour sake during the Chrysanthemum Festival (Choyo no Sekku) on the ninth day of the ninth month.