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Lot 224
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Lot 224 · Porcelain · H 24.5 cm花器
INTERIOR VASE “ETERNAL YOUTH. OMOTO”
Estimate
14 000 – 18 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Workshop
Dynastic Kutani workshop Bitoen (Kaga Yamashiro kiln).
- Material
Kutani porcelain, Yoshidaya style.
- Period
Second half of the 20th century.
- Dimensions
Height — 24.5 cm.
- Description
A vase in the traditional Yoshidaya style — the body is covered with a textured mustard-yellow ground with a motif of the omoto plant (Japanese daylily, a symbol of longevity and prosperity of the house).
- Marks
The workshop’s underglaze mark “Kutani Bito” is applied on the base.
- Contents
Wooden tomobakoTomobako 共箱 — an authentic box of valuable, seasoned wood (often paulownia), made specially for a particular piece. On the lid the master or owner personally inscribes in ink the calligraphic title of the object, his signature and the impression of a personal seal. It is the principal certificate of authenticity. box with an attribution inscription on the lid.