Covered jar with children in the snow (Tomkinson jar) — Bonhams, 2014

Covered jar with children in the snow (Tomkinson jar) — Bonhams, 2014
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A small covered jar with children playing in a snowy lakeside landscape, catalogued by Bonhams as the work of Yabu Meizan. Mark as recorded in the catalogue: signed on a gilt seal Yabu Meizan. Offered at Bonhams, London in May 2014 as lot 464. It realised £52,500 including buyer’s premium, against an estimate of £6,000–8,000.

Seal / signature description

Signed on a gilt seal Yabu Meizan

Provenance history

Provenance: Michael Tomkinson no.102; listed in Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection (1898) vol.2 p.88

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