Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022
Asian Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 380
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A Japanese okimono of a wicker basket, Meiji period, 1868-1912
the body carved with a cover and a pair of ring and tassel handles, the detachable base carved with a woven mat with a seated demon conjuring up the head of Mehitotsubo Yokai, with another seated figure with raised arm looking on in distress, signed, possibly Seiko, the basket 3,5cm wide
*This lot is not suitable for export
Provenance
Purchased at Sotheby's in the early 1980s.
Property of an Oriental Collector.
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