Japanese Works of Art - 16th November 2023
Lot 806
TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO SUMITORI (CHARCOAL BASKETS)
Estimate £150 - £250
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Description
TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO SUMITORI (CHARCOAL BASKETS)
MEIJI OR TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY
The Chinese-style baskets for the sencha tea ceremony, one with a cross-shaped base and a wide circular mouth, the other with a hexagonal body and raised on short feet, the bamboo strips woven in a variety of techniques to produces diverse patterns, 25cm and 22.5cm respectively; each with a tomobako wood box. (4)
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.