MYOCHIN MASAYOSHI: A SMALL HAMMERED IRON ‘OKAME’ BOX AND COVER

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MYOCHIN MASAYOSHI: A SMALL HAMMERED IRON ‘OKAME’ BOX AND COVER By Myochin Masayoshi, signed Myochin Masayoshi Japan, late 19th-early 20th century, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely cast, of upright rectangular form, the inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid superbly hammered in uchidashi to depict an Okame mask, her hair neatly incised and her eyes gilt, next to an applied bronze fan. The interior of red lacquer. Signed MYOCHIN MASAYOSHI. SIZE 5 x 12 x 9.1 cm WEIGHT 347.8 g Auction comparison: Compare a closely related iron box and cover by the Myochin workshop, signed Myochin Masayoshi tsukuru, dated to the late 19th-early 20th century, 6.5 x 12.2 x 9.3 cm, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 16 May 2019, London, lot 213 (mid-estimated at GBP 1,750 or approx. EUR 3,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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