Lot 2059 A pair of lacquer heishi [sake bottles], Muromachi period, 16th century | 黒漆菊竹文瓶子一對　室町時代　16世紀

A pair of lacquer heishi [sake bottles], Muromachi period, 16th century | 黒漆菊竹文瓶子一對　室町時代　16世紀

HKD 60,000

60,000 - 80,000 HKD

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As can be seen in the illustrations, each heishi has some surface wear, including some dents, light scratches and some rubbing to the lacquer in places, each with a few small chips and dents around the mouth rim, each with a some slight wear and lacquer losses around the base consistent with being placed, one heishi with a slight crack running from the flared foot to the base (approx. 6 cm.).

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the pair of heishi of turned and assembled wood with curved top and everted sides, the sharply tapered bodies narrowing towards the broad base in an s-curve above a high foot, the spout rising from a raised circular platform, decorated in red lacquer on a black lacquer ground with stylised flowers and foliage, accompanied with a fitted wood storage box
each approx. 33.4 cm. high