Rare 18th century Japanese Lantern Clock, or Dai Dokei, with Lunar Indication
Hammer Price w/ BP
$4,200
Lot #: 345 Rare 18th century Japanese Lantern Clock, or Dai Dokei, with Lunar Indication |
Brass and iron with hardwood stand. Twelve hours written in two bands, one of red, the other of black enclosing the rotating red center with 'Sun' hand and aperture to reveal the phase of the moon, the weight driven iron movement with four-wheel trains, each wheel of three-crossings, the going terminating in a verge foliot escapement, the striking with countwheel acting on a vertical hammer with four-vane fly. With two lead weights and a pair of weighted tassle counter-weights. |
Ht. 54 in. (on stand) |
Provenance Bonhams, London, "Fine Clocks", 12 December 2018, lot 99. Jim Cipra, Long Beach, CA. |
Auction Date Sep 30, 2023 |
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