Description
INKSTAND
made of engraved copper and brass, with a double patina – copper and gold – consisting of a tray featuring two figures seated on the ground: one beside a ‘hokkai-bako’, holding a doll; the other resting a hand on a box serving as an inkwell, with a tengu mask placed on the lid revealing a Hyottoko mask; a third circular vessel completes the set; a tray for the quill at the front of the platform.
Japan, late Meiji–Taishō period, early 20th century.
A COPPER AND BRASS INKWELL, JAPAN, LATE MEIJI–EARLY TAISHŌ PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
DIM. 11.5 × 30 × 22.5 cm (4 1/2 × 11 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
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