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LOT 2446
Japanese Vessel with Tea
20TH-21ST CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.) (559 grams, 14.6 cm (1 kg total, 17.5 x 17.5 cm including case)).
Glazed ceramic tea caddy with gilt chrysanthemum ornament, in a silk-lined wooden presentation box with epigraphic paper tape and chop seal, tavvy-woven band. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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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