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LOT 2437

Japanese Blue and White Glazed Sake Cup

20TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.) (95.2 grams, 64 mm (195 grams total, 87 x 87 mm including case)).

Tin-glazed squat bowl with basal ring, blue glaze to rim and sidewall; in a wooden presentation box with straps. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired between 1965-2020.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 2437

Japanese Blue and White Glazed Sake Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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