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Inoue of Kyoto, A Japanese Parcel Gilt and Patinated Bronze Bell-Form Covered Jar, Meiji Period
日本明治時期 京都井上製龍紋鐘式蓋盒
Estimate: $6,000-$8,000
Passed
Live Auction
Asian Works of Art
Location
New York
Size
Height 5 1/4 in., 13.4 cm.
Description
Inoue of Kyoto, A Japanese Parcel Gilt and Patinated Bronze Bell-Form Covered Jar, Meiji Period
日本明治時期 京都井上製龍紋鐘式蓋盒
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Heavily cast sentoku bronze, the body with a sinuous finely chased gold three-clawed dragon against a chestnut brown ground of clouds and crashing waves, the domed cover decorated with golden bosses and topped by a double-dragon finial, all above a border of conjoined stylized lotus petals, the underside signed by the workshop Inoue of Kyoto.
Height 5 1/4 in., 13.4 cm.
Property from the Collection of Jay R. Butterman, New York, New York
This lot is located in New York.
Condition
Scattered surface wear and abrasions, light encrustations, and soiling especially to the interior, otherwise generally good visual condition. Additional photos are updated before the sale via this link (asian.smugmug.com/Sale-2046). Please read the above or contact us to request a complete condition report.品相细图见链接 (asian.smugmug.com/Sale-2046)，品相报告见上文。图录中未说明品相的拍品并不等没有磨损、瑕疵或其他问题，建议买家于拍前自行检查。落槌无悔，请对您的竞拍行为负责。如有其他问题，请邮件asian@hindmanauctions.com。
Provenance
Provenance:Property from the Collection of Jay R. Butterman, New York, New York, acquired from Malcolm Fairley Japanese Works of Art, London, no. 984 (label).A collector of antiquarian books and Asian art since his youth, Mr. Butterman is a distinguished attorney and has, in his long career, represented numerous important artists, galleries, and collectors in a variety of capacities. We are privileged to present these important pieces in addition to early Chinese ceramics, other scholarly items, and Japanese works of art from Mr. Butterman’s collection.來源：紐約州紐約市Jay R. Butterman先生（傅蘭閣古董行家族律師）藏，購自倫敦Malcolm Fairley Japanese Works of Art古董行。巴特曼先生是著名的婚姻法和家庭法律師，多次入選“紐約超級律師”名列，著名古董商傅蘭閣夫婦生前一直由他代理，關係相當親密。據他説傅蘭閣夫婦鼎盛時期，每周六在家辦餐會招待親朋好友兼畫家學者，王方宇、王几千都是常客，一起围观傅蘭閣新到的文房精品。本場徵集到巴特曼先生所藏中國瓷雜與日本工藝精品，敬請關注。