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Inlaid Wood Yatate
| Categories | Far East / Oriental |
| Type | Yatate |
| Material | Mother of Pearl, Wood |
| Markings | Unmarked |
| Manufacturer | Undetermined |
| Origin | Japan |
| Date or Era | Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) |
| Measuring | 8 ¼” long |
Finely crafted to resemble a closed folding fan, this yatate (portable writing set) slides open horizontally to reveal the bronze sumitsubo (inkwell), fudezutsu (brush holder), and writing brush. The wood decorated to the top with takamaki-e, as well as various inlays of a wood and mother-of-pearl, to depict accoutrements of horseback-riding samurai including abumi, jingasa and a tsuba.
Sold for $1597 in September 2024
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