Rectangular tebako decorated in the style of Shibata Zeshin, - Lot 119

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Rectangular tebako decorated in the style of Shibata Zeshin, - Lot 119
Rectangular tebako decorated in the style of Shibata Zeshin, Japan, Meiji-Taisho period Made of lacquered wood with a ro iro background decorated in iroe takamaki-e trompe-l'oeil with four tsuba and two kozuka handles. On the lid, a tsuba imitating shibuichi representing Okame throwing soy beans on an oni for the Setsubun festival, the other imitating suaka decorated with Kanzan and Jittoku with a putative engraved signature of Yoshinao. On one of the small sides, a tsuba imitating sentoku with Daruma decoration, on the other a tsuba in the shape of mokugyo (Buddhist bell). On the two large sides, first a kozuka handle with a Shoki decoration on a thatched roof above an oni, and a tsuba representing Taikôbô (Tai Kung Wang) fishing (with a kao). On the next side a kozuka with elegant hiragana calligraphy imitating gold hirazogan - めで度 - reading "metedashi" and finally a tsuba with Tôbôsaku holding a peach, a dish of peaches at his feet. The interior and underside of the box lacquered hirame gold and silver. 12.7 x 24.4 x 19.8 cm In a lacquered wooden box without lid. Provenance: Sotheby's Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings sale, November 18, 1999, #1231. Private collection from Paris - lots from 78 to 127, 219 and 220
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