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A RARE LACQUER AND MIXED METAL KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE OF AN ACTOR TYING A POEM SLIP TO A CHERRY TREE
Lot 292 - NE0423
Unsigned
Japan, late 19th century
The shibuichi disc set into a splendid gold-lacquered bowl bearing a lustrous kinji ground and lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with a blossoming cherry tree, the disc worked in takazogan with highlights of silver and gold depicting an actor in the role of samurai and tying a poem slip to a cherry tree. Central himotoshi through the back, the cord attachment within.
DIAMETER 3.2 cm
Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear to the shibuichi disc and tiny losses to gold lacquer bowl.
Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond Bushell, sold at Sotheby's, Japanese and Korean Works of Art, 21 March 2001, New York, lot 153.
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