£300 - £500
A JAPANESE HIBACHI (HAND-WARMER) BY KYOMIZU ROKUBEI IV (1848-1920)MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURYShaped as Okame, the Goddess of Mirth typically depicted smiling and wearing robes with gold leaf details; with a removable lid at the back of her hairimpressed hexagonal seal mark reading Sei, 24 cm highTOGETHER WITH A SILK CUSHION AND AN INSCRIBED TOMOBAKO WOOD BOX, signed and with sealProvenance:Purchased from JAN Fine Arts, London, 2015For a comparable earlier example attributed to the Dohachi workshop, see Victoria & Albert Museum, access. no. 273 & LID-1877 (This lot is offered without reserve)
With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning.Firing cracks to base, Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.
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