A very large Takeuchi Chûbei tôtai shippô vase. Nagoya. Ca. 1870/75 - image-1

Lot 1199 Dα

A very large Takeuchi Chûbei tôtai shippô vase. Nagoya. Ca. 1870/75

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €

A very large Takeuchi Chûbei tôtai shippô vase. Nagoya. Ca. 1870/75

A very large Takeuchi Chûbei tôtai shippô vase, decorated with butterflies and flowers to the ovoid porcelain body and with textile patterns to the tall flaring neck in cloisonné enamel, flowers and scroll in underglaze blue to the foot and rim. Signed Dai Nihon seizô / shippô kaisha / Takeuchi Chûbei. Handles missing. Nagoya. Ca. 1870/75.
Height 55.2 cm

Provenance

Collection Dr Ludwig Lutz (1899-1981), Stuttgart. The vase can be seen on the portrait painting of the collector, prominently placed in front of him (see illustration on p. xxx)