Japanese Shibayama Style Dish with Crane and Mount Fuji Motif
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A large Japanese shibayama style dish, Meiji period (1868-1912), of rectangular form, a large and impressive dish decorated in gold ,takamaki-e, togidashi and hiramakie techniques recalling the pastime of shogun Yoritomo, who made a practice of releasing white cranes with labels attached to their legs, asking that when the cranes were found, he be informed and the cranes be released to fly again. With mount Fuji in the background and the sides decorated with stylised floral motifs and underside of ,nashiji, ,unsigned. With signed presentation box. 3.5 cm high, 61,5 cm wide, 44 cm deep, condition: no visible faults or damage.
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