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A large kuro-negoro heishi — Muromachi period, 16th century

A large kuro-negoro heishi

Muromachi period, 16th century

This large kuro-negoro heishi from the Muromachi period (16th century) is a lacquered wooden vessel featuring a distinctive form with curved shoulders, narrow waist, and prominent spout. The object showcases masterful woodturning and is embellished with black and red lacquer decorated with oak leaf motifs.

Medium
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
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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

October 26, 2021

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 81

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A large kuro-negoro heishi, Muromachi period, 16th century

This large kuro-negoro heishi from the Muromachi period (16th century) is a lacquered wooden vessel featuring a distinctive form with curved shoulders, narrow waist, and prominent spout. The object showcases masterful woodturning and is embellished with black and red lacquer decorated with oak leaf motifs.

Medium
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
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Red and Black, Lacquerware, Wood, Japanese, Traditional, Botanical Motifs, Decorative, Vessel, Muromachi Period, Ornamental