LOT 84 SHIBATA KEISAI (DATES UNKNOWN) A Lacquered-Wood Kogo (Incens...
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SHIBATA KEISAI (DATES UNKNOWN)A Lacquered-WoodKogo (Incense Box)Probably Showa era (1926-1989), 20th centuryThe exterior of theinrobuta (flush-fitting) lid embellished with two butterflies, each of a different species, lacquered in black andiro-e hiramaki-e over a polished wood ground, the subtle highlights rendered ine-nashiji, the interior of plain wood, signed on the base of the box in black lacquerKeisai; with a woodtomobako storage box inscribed outside the lidCho kogo (Incense box with butterfly design), the inside the lid signedZeshin isha mago Keisai (Design after Zeshin, painted by his grandson Keisai) with sealKoma.6cm (2 3/8in) diam. (3).Provenance: The second son of Shibata Reisai (1850-1915), Shibata Keisai learnt themaki-e technique from his father. Reisai was himself the eldest son of the protean genius and master lacquerer Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891).
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