SHOCHIKUSAI YUHO (1968-1936)
CARVED CHERRYWOOD INCENSE TRAY, KOBON, LATE MEIJI TO TAISHO PERIOD, C. 1912-1926
£1,071
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
明治至大正 櫻桃木雕五福香皿 共箱
of irregular oval form, finely carved with five bats in flight across a fluid sky with clouds, bats' eyes inlaid, the back signed 'Yuho', with a tomobako
Dimensions
60cm wide
Provenance
Provenance: Simon Pilling East Asian Art & Interiors, 19 October 2020, with an original receipt.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Misc.14.
Footnote
Note: Shochikusai Yuho, or Shochikusai Shudo, is the art name of Ichikawa Manjiro, an artist of samurai descent from Himeji Prefecture.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價