DEUX POTS A PINCEAUX EN IVOIRE, LAQUE ET SHIBAYAMA

JAPON, PERIODE MEIJI, XIXEME SIECLE

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DEUX POTS A PINCEAUX EN IVOIRE, LAQUE ET SHIBAYAMA
JAPON, PERIODE MEIJI, XIXEME SIECLE
Les deux pots décorés en takamaki-e, hiramaki-e or, argent et laque rouge, kirikane et shibayama sur ivoire ; l'un orné d'une scène de Bugaku, des musiciens jouant de différents tambours sur une terrasse parmi les nuages, l'autre d'une femme agenouillée devant un archer près d'un pont, l'autre côté des pots rehaussé d'un décor de perdrix et de grues aux abords d'un ruisseau parmi des arbustes fleuris ; les fonds manquants
Hauteur: 16,6 cm. (6 9/16 in.) (2)

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TWO IVORY AND LACQUER SHIBAYAMA BRUSHPOTS
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Lot Essay

The Bugaku dances were a very old form of dance performance coming from ancient China. They have been introduced in Japan around 200 BC and practiced until 19th century. These very complicated dances were performed by aristocrats and even the princes themselves. Their music was derived from ancient Tang melodies and were played by musicians wearing a very singular headgear called Bugaku kabuto or Bugaku helmet (cf. one of the two brushpots)

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