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Japanese Antique Taisho Period C.1925 Geisha Oiran Geta
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Pre 1930 item# 926959 (stock# pd23)
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$580
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Exceptionally rare Oiran Geisha geta shoes. Depicted in many Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the Oiran, or queen of the geishas, this is the geta she wore in the entertainment district of Kyoto, Gion. The high style in black lacquered wood with tatami mat inlay in the velvet on top. The straps are also of velvet. On the back is a torn sticker that reads geisha. On the inside of one of the wood rungs is the name of the shop that sold the shoe, 'Kyoto Shibata Footwear' , the address 'Kyoto Gion Machi' and the telephone no. 3159. This number is when kyoto first got phones in the 1920's. Shipping/insurance to usa/western europe $75. 26cm x 19cm
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Japanese Contemporary Signed Kanou Mitsuo Plate
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Pre 1960 item# 924266 (stock# pd20)
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$680
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Rich impact art deco plate from the pottery master Kanou Mitsuo. He was born and lived in Kyoto c.1903-1970. He was known for his tortoiseshell glazes. In 1949 he won first prize at the Nitten, Japan's prestigious Fine Arts Exhibition. Later he was asked to be the top judge in the event. The plate comes in the original signed kiri wood box and on the lid it reads, 'Bekkou Yu' tortoiseshell glaze, and 'Hirabachi' flat plate. Inside the lid is his name and hanko.
$680 Shipping/insurance to usa/western europe $95. (dia:30cm; h:7cm)
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