| | Stockno.: | K24-073 | Artist: | Watanabe Kisaburō III (1909 – 1986) | Description: | Slender tall vermillion red natsue decorated with gold diamond shaped decoration running horizontally around the lid and body. Enclosed in the diamond shape is a stylized flower pattern. Black lacquer bottom and interior. With shifuku (silk pouch).
With original signed box, inscription reads: vermillion distant sword pattern (shu tō rei mon).
*Prestigious lacquer artist from a lacquer family dating back to the Edo period. This is the work of the third generation. His work is held in high esteem and is included in the permanent collection of the National Crafts Museum (Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture), and the Miho Museum (Kōka, Shiga Prefecture). | Signed: | Signed: Stylized character ‘Ki’ in red lacquer on the base, on box lacquer artist (nurishi) Kisaburō with artist’s seal reading Ki. | Size: | Size: 8.5 (h) x 5.7 (w) cm. | Condition: | | Price: | Euro 1250 | Reference: | | | | |
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