Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 649
A JAPANESE SILVER VASE BY ICHINOSE SOSHIN IV (C.1930)
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
A JAPANESE NANRYŌ SILVER VASE BY ICHINOSE SOSHIN IV (1904-82)
SHŌWA/HEISEI, 20TH CENTURY
Modelled as a five-petalled flower with a long stem, with semi-circular side handles; in a tomobako (wood box) inscribed Nanryō Rikyū-kono-mi kiky, ō-guchi hana-ike (high-purity silver, balloon flower-shaped vase in the taste of Sen no Rikyū) and signed Ichinose Sōshin with a seal, 18.7cm. (2)