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A Japanese bronze ewer with a scultpured wooden cover, Edo period (1603-1868), signed.
Hammer price
4 000SEK
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK

The ewer with silver inlay. Length 21 cm.

The cover with restored chip by spout.

Provenance

From the collection of Helge von Knorring (1897-1985), thence by descent within the family. Helge von Knorring was a Finnish diplomat who had a long career within the ministry of Foreign Affairs. He first comes out as a young attaché to Japan in the late 1920’s. then comes to Shanghai as the Charge d ’Affaires 1929-1932. Then he returns as an attaché in Tokyo again. The service continues with a lot of posts around the world, he was the Chargé d’Affaires in Pretoria 1949-1952, Abassador to Beijing 1952-1953, Ambassador to Bern 1953-1956.

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Cecilia Nordström
Senior Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
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