Property from a private collection
A large kuro-negoro heishi | Muromachi period, 16th century
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November 5, 03:20 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Property from a private collection
A large kuro-negoro heishi
Muromachi period, 16th century
of turned and assembled wood with an almost flat top and curved shoulder, the sides turned inwards to form a narrow waist just above the low foot, the thick vertical spout rising from a flattened conical platform, the entire surface lacquered black and over-lacquered in red with motifs of oak leaves
30.5 x 23 cm, 12 x 9 in.
The Chinese mei-ping form was much admired in Japan and in Japanese lacquer the shape was subtly altered by the wood turner redefining the outline. The heishi was made in two pieces and joined just below the widest part. This form was used for ritual purposes.
For another decorated example see Kawada Sadamu, Negoro Laccquer (Kyoto, 1985), plate 1.
For a further example similarly decorated in the collection of the Alisa Sainsbury Foundation, see ed. Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, Kazari: Decoration and Display in Japan, 15th - 19th centuries, (London, 2002), pg. 112, no. 20.