755 Prior Ave N #235C, St Paul, MN, US, United States
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This sale features an incredible selection of antique to contemporary photography and decorative arts. Highlights include Nordic ceramics, Murano glass, and studio pottery by artists such as Warren MacKenzie, Gunnar Nylund, Bertil Vallien, Gino Vistosi, and many more. Our photography selection features a remarkable group of press photographs from the archives of the Star Tribune, alongside albumen prints from the 1850s to early 1900s that beautifully capture the ancient art of Egypt.
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LOT 6:
Japanese Iga Mizusashi Ceramic Jar
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Start price:
$
350
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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Japanese Iga Mizusashi Ceramic Jar
Japanese Ko-Iga Mizusashi or freshwater jar with a biidoro ash glaze, Edo period ca. 18th to 19th century. The stoneware clay with copper decoration throughout and feldspar chips. There is a large lacquer repair to the side. With a wooden tomobako box.
Keywords: chanoyu, tea ceremony.
(Pot) height: 6 in x diameter: 5 1/4 in. (Box) height: 8 in x width: 6 1/2 in x depth: 6 1/2 in.
Condition: There are major cracks in jar which occured during the firing process; the cracks along the bottom were filled in with glaze which leaked out and adhered to the bottom of the piece. There is a large repair along the side which has been infilled with an unknown substance. Light wear throughout the remaining areas including some crazing to the glaze. Light wear to the box.
