Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2315Location: BostonDate / Time: October 22, 2005 10:00AM
Description:
Silver Wine Ewer, Japan, 19th century, in the form of an ancient ritual vessel Ho, body decorated with stylized dragons and thunder meanders, mouth in the form of a phoenix, tripod feet of demons, handle of an elongated tiger, finial of a monkey, ht. 9 in.
Provenance: William Bigelow Sturgis.
Estimate $1,500-2,000