A SMALL GROUP OF JAPANESE ITEMS FOR THE TEA CEREMONY

A SMALL GROUP OF JAPANESE ITEMS FOR THE TEA CEREMONY
PROBABLY 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

Including: two Seto chaire (tea caddies) with brown iridescent glazes, the tallest with a silk pouch and presented in a bamboo box; the smaller one with a kintsugi gold lacquer repair; together with a small chawan, the tea bowl with a light crackled glaze partly covering the body, with further kintsugi repairs to the rim, contained in a woven pouch attached to a small bamboo container, 15cm max. (8)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).