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Live Auction

Day 1: Important Asian Works of Art

Thu, Sep 15, 2016 10:00AM EDT - Fri, Sep 16, 2016 10:00AM EDT
Lot 12

Seven Pieces Old [Bizen] Stoneware

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Japanese, pinched-bottle [tokkuri] sake bottle with applied [Daikoku] figure to indentation, great old patina, 8-1/4 x 4 in., [chip to mouth]; gourd-shaped vase/[tokkuri] with old surface and impressed mark to base, 9 x 5 in., [good condition]; small [tsubo] jar with nice ash deposit to shoulder, 4 x 3-3/4 in., [good condition]; small [tokkuri] with lengthy [kanji] inscription incised to body, 5-1/4 x 3 in., [good condition]; three unusual [sembei-zara] plates with a detailed impression of a peony flower and foliate rim, possibly for tea ceremony use in [kaiseku] meal, 4-3/4 x 1/2 in., [good condition]. Condition: . Notes: Please Note: Brunk Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. Provenance: Collection of Commander USNR (Ret.) Wayne S. and Mrs. Lydia B. Shiver, Asheboro, North Carolina