Brunk Auctions
Timed Auction

Fine Decorative Asian Works of Art

Tue, Nov 8, 2016 10:00AM EST - Tue, Nov 22, 2016 05:21PM EST
Lot 109

Group of Bamboo and Wood Containers

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for [Chabana] Flowers for Tea Ceremony Japanese, large two-tier bamboo flower container with copper liner designed to sit on the [tatami] mat during tea ceremony, 23 x 7 in., [hairline cracks]; small bamboo vase for hanging in [tokonoma] during tea ceremony, 13 x 2-1/2 in., [good condition]; two old root-wood flower containers with copper liners with great patina, one with mark to back, 10 x 3 in. and 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 in., [good condition, largest with chip]; naturalistic wood container with lacquer decoration of bird, flowers and grasses with copper liner, 12 x 5-1/2 in., [good condition], (five pieces). Condition: . Provenance: Collection of Commander USNR (Ret.) Wayne S. and Mrs. Lydia B. Shiver, Asheboro, North Carolina

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