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A Japanese Shibiyama, lacquer and ivory two fold screen Meiji…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
20-Nov-2011
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Description:
A Japanese Shibiyama, lacquer and ivory two fold screen Meiji period, the two panels depicting three seated men in conversation with a nobleman, being entertained by a dance r and courtesan playing, the samisen, all before a prunus blossom in an ivory tripod vase on table and a large hanging vase with trailing chrysanthemum, all inlaid with shell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and coral, above smaller panels of further chrysanthemum, blossoms and a fan on a kinji lacquer ground, within an ivory frame with silver fittings and hinges, the reverse with panels of autumnal vegetation in gold, signed (Masahisa). Note: for a similar example, see Bonhams, fine Japanese Art, 6 November 2007, lot 169
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Category:
Oriental: Furniture