Property from a private collection of tea wares TWO LACQUER POWDERED-TEA CADDIESThe first by Kōsen, the second by Ikkō Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century The first of hira-natsume (squat tea-caddy) form decorated in gold, black, and red hiramaki-e , takamaki-e , and gold togidashi maki-e with highlights of hirame and kirikane with cranes by a riverbank, all on a roiro-nuri ground; the second decorated in gold and silver togidashi maki-e on a roiro-nuri ground sprinkled with hirame , the bottom and interior nashiji lacquer Each with a wood tomobako storage box, the first inscribed Waka no ura maki-e hira-natsume (Waka Bay lacquer squat tea-caddy), signed Kōsen saku and sealed Kōsen , the second inscribed Shunsō maki-e ōnatsume , signed and sealed Ikkō (2) 2 3/8in (6.1cm); 2 7/8in (7.2cm) high Previously sold in these Rooms, July 22, 2020, lot 961