japaneseaesthetics: SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAP
japaneseaesthetics: SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAPS) WITH DESIGN OF WAVES AND PLOVERS 波千鳥図蒔絵頓骨Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890With tapering sides, rounded corners, and overhanging lid, probably of wood, covered in dark-brown, almost black seidō-nuri, with a design of chidori in gold takamaki-e and waves in red lacquer; signed in scratched characters toward the base of one of the shorter sides Zeshin 是真6.6cm × 8.9cm × 4.7cm (2⅝in × 3½in × 1⅞in) . Bonhams -- source link
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