A brass Japanese yayate (portable writing set) in the form o...

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A brass Japanese yayate (portable writing set) in the form of a gourd with screw top that reveals brush and a leaf that lifts to reveal an inkwell, unsigned

8.5cm long

Provenance
Dorothy Ann Stevens Collection no. 311
Given by Henry Potter Stevens
Ex Hawkins Collection

Illustrated
Netsuke Panorama pg. 32 fig. 153

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Auction Date: 29th Oct 2026 at 10am

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