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Description:
Sumida Ware Teapot and a Bronze Buddha Head, a cone-form teapot, Japan, decorated with a monkey and a drum carved in relief on one side and a house on a hillside on the other, with thick marble glaze over a red ground, two-character Inoue Ryosai mark, dia. 5 1/4; and a bronze Sukothai-style head of Buddha, Thailand, the head depicted with elongated ears, peaceful expression and an ushnisha, with traces of gilt, mounted on a wood stand, overall ht. 6 in.
Estimate $200-300
Surface dust and dirt to head, cracks and a minor loss to moldings on teapot.
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