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NAKAGAWA JOEKI IX (1849–1911) AND TAKEYAMA MASAHIKO (1842-1902)
A fine mixed-metal brush potMeiji era (1868-1912), dated 1883The cylindrical vessel with a shibuichi body chiseled in openwork with insects in a variety of spring and summer flowers, the highlights in gold and copper takazogan and hirazogan, the silver rim above a band of clouds in gold, the three lappet-form feet decorated with stylized dragons in nunome-zogan, signed on the side Meiji jurokunen gogatsu hi Nakagawa Joeki tsukuru (Made by Nakagawa Joeki in May 1883), and signed on the base Masahiko with a kao, with a copper liner 4 1/4in (10.7cm) high
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Ninth head of a lineage of Kyoto artists who had specialized mainly in making utensils for the tea ceremony, Nakagawa Joeki received the support of the Mitsui family to compensate for the loss of traditional patronage during the Meiji era and turned to creating highly accomplished ornamental pieces such as this lot. A nearly identical joint work (but of slightly different design), by the same two artists was sold in these Rooms, March 20, 2019, lot 233. For Takeyama Masahiko, see also Robert Haynes, The Index of Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, Ellwangen, Germany, Nihon Art Publishers, 2001, no. H03766. Masahiko was a pupil of Wada Isshin (1814-1882) and may also have studied under Goto Ichijo (1791-1876).
