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A mixed-metal-inlaid iron jar and cover
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Kashima Ippu (1826-1884)
The ovoid body finely chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver, copper and shakudo with two panels, one designed with a bird perched on a hanging flower basket and another with a bird, insects and grasses, the shoulder with lappets of dragon and phoenixes, the body and foot with band of stylized dragon pattern, all against a gold lacquer ground with floral diaperwork (kikko hanabishi) and wave, the lid set with a kirin finial; signature on base
19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.) high

Quoted from the lot page, © Christie's. Christie's, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, 2015-04-22, lot 111 ↗