A pair of bronze handwarmers (teaburi). Late 19th century - image-1
A pair of bronze handwarmers (teaburi). Late 19th century - image-2
A pair of bronze handwarmers (teaburi). Late 19th century - image-1A pair of bronze handwarmers (teaburi). Late 19th century - image-2

Lot 588 Dα

A pair of bronze handwarmers (teaburi). Late 19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.500 €

A pair of bronze handwarmers (teaburi). Late 19th century

The splayed foot supporting a globular body with two chrysanthemum-shape handles with loose rings, the outside displaying chrysanthemums and birds amidst leafy foliage in relief, the same decoration in openwork on the domed lid, the foot with a frieze of lancet shapes. Cast signature at the base reading Hasegawa Settsu Daijo Tokuyuki saku.
Height 30.9 cm; max. width 31 cm

Provenance

Acquired in Kyoto in the 1970s/1980
Kleefisch, Cologne,14.6. 2003, lot 522
Klefsch, Cologne, 11./12.10.2013, lot 960