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TWO INLAID BRONZE CIRCULAR CHARGERS
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each engraved in sunken relief, katakiribori (engraving with
an angled chisel emulating brushstrokes) and decorated
in high relief of copper, gilt, shakudo and bronze, one with
two sparrows in flight above flowering stalks of windswept
peonies, signed on the base Kazunaga within an oval
metal reserve, 30cm (11¾in) diam.; the second dish with
a solitary sparrow flying above stalks of fuyo (rose mallow)
and susuki (pampas grass), the reverse applied with a leaf
and a rose mallow bud, one leaf and the signature tablet
missing, 30cm (11¾in) diam. (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100
450
AN OVAL INLAID BRONZE TRAY
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Inset with a central bronze rounded panel decorated
in high relief of silver, gilt and bronze with three karako
(Chinese boys) on a verandah, each wielding a toy or a
stalk of peony at a ho-o (phoenix) flying towards them,
with details carved in katakiribori (engraving with an
angled chisel emulating brushstrokes) surrounded by a
rattan border finely woven in gozame-ami (mat plaiting);
unsigned. 30.5cm x 24.5cm (12in x 9 5/8in).
450
£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,700

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
232 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.