£693
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art ft. Scholar's Aesthetics: Dr Kenneth P. Lawley's Collection | 751
Auction: 3 November 2023 at 09:00 GMT
関口真也(1899-約1932) 「真也刻」款 銅龍蝦紋罐 共箱
of compressed ovoid form with high shoulders, decorated with two confronting lobsters with clams and vegetation, the decoration highlighted with coloured patination and with gold inlay, chiselled on one side ' Shinya koku' (carved by Shinya), with original inscribed and sealed tomobako
Provenance: Simon Pilling East Asian Art & Interiors, 2 November 2022, with a printed receipt.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.73.
Note: Sekiguchi Shinya was born in Tokyo as the son of the celebrated metalworker Sekiguchi Ichiya (1850-1933), who himself was under the tutelage of Goto Ichijo (1791-1876). Shinya studied painting with Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908) and exhibited at the fourth Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (National Industrial Exposition) in 1895.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價