Japanese Works of Art - 16th November 2023
Lot 809
A SMALL COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE SAKAZUKI (SAKE CUPS)
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A SMALL COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE SAKAZUKI (SAKE CUPS)
TAISHO/SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY
Each cup decorated in gold takamaki-e on the coral-red ground, two of larger size and four smaller, variously decorated with cranes and pine, Buddhist emblems, and one with a large fish; three with further auspicious objects to the reverse, 12.6cm max; contained in two tomobako wood boxes. (8)
TAISHO/SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY
Each cup decorated in gold takamaki-e on the coral-red ground, two of larger size and four smaller, variously decorated with cranes and pine, Buddhist emblems, and one with a large fish; three with further auspicious objects to the reverse, 12.6cm max; contained in two tomobako wood boxes. (8)
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.