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Sekiya Shiro Iron & Gold Natsume Tea Canister

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Sekiya Shiro Iron & Gold Natsume Tea Canister

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A fine Japanese Matcha tea box / natsume canister by Sekiya Shiro (1907-1994). Showa era 1926-1989. Composed of bronzed iron having applied gold leaf in a circular pattern. The interior lined with sterling silver. Artist signed underfoot. Measures 2.5" high, 2-3/8" diameter. With original signed wooden box, 3-3/8" x 3-1/8" x 3-1/8".
Artist Bio: Sekiya Shiro was a master of metal forging art. He studied under Kawachi Somei. Awarded the honor of Ningen Kokuho or National Living Treasure, he exhibited widely and won many prizes for his work, among them the President’s Prize of the Nihon Dento Kogeiten. His work is in the collections of the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art and the Akita Prefectural Art Museum.
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Sekiya Shiro Iron & Gold Natsume Tea Canister

Name: Sekiya Shiro Iron & Gold Natsume Tea Canister
SKU: 48515722
Price: 750 USD
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