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Bid 590.00
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07/10 17:13 EDT

Japanese Meiji Blue and White Ceramic Benki
July 2013 Auction by Far East Asian Art

Salvaged from a Japanese ryokan (inn), this late Meiji blue and white ceramic benki moves easily to a second life as a handsome plant holder or fountain. Western expatriates in the Far East, particularly in Japan, have a long history of adapting utilitarian items with appealing Asian design to inventive new uses, and this is one of the most unusual items to be adapted...
Bid 280.00
No Reserve
04/03 06:35 EDT