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459
AN INLAID IRON DISH
By Seki, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Inlaid in typical Komai style of gold and silver inlay with
a central flower-shaped panel enclosing windswept
autumnal flowers including kikyo (Chinese bellflowers),
hagi (bush clover) and nogiku (wild chrysanthemums)
surrounded by ten smaller, differently-shaped panels
enclosing assorted flowers and foliage, all reserved on
a ground of shippo-hanabishi (flowery-diamond linked-
jewels), repeated foliate and geometric motifs; signed on
the base Kyoto Seki sei.
21cm (8¼in) diam.

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800

460
AN INLAID IRON RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Worked in typical gold and silver overlay, the hinged cover
decorated with a snow-covered Mount Fuji and two sailing
boats in the background, two thatched dwellings nestled
beneath pine trees and a bridge spanning across a lake 459
in the foreground, the inside of the cover engraved with
peonies, the sides with seagulls flying over sailing boats,
inscribed on the base in gilt Kakuei Tanaka, Minister of
Finance, Japan; unsigned. 5.5cm x 12.2cm x 18cm
(2 1/8in x 4¾in x 7in).

£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,700

Kakuei Tanaka (1918-1993) was the 40th Prime Minister
of Japan from 7 July 1972 – 9 December 1974 and also
previously served as the Minister of Finance between
1962-1965.

461
AN INLAID IRON CYLINDRICAL VESSEL
AND EN-SUITE COVER
By the Komai Company of Kyoto, Meiji era (1868-1912), 460
late 19th/early 20th century
Finely worked throughout in the typical Komai style
of predominately gold overlay, the vessel with seven
variously-shaped overlapping cartouche, each enclosing a
different landscape or flower and/or bird scene, including
flowering peonies beside a bamboo tree, three cranes in
flight, Mount Fuji looming in the distance and Ginkakuji
(The Silver Pavilion) in Kyoto, the interior well engraved
with a solitary bird perched on a tree branch, all reserved
on a ground of fruiting vine, the cover decorated with a
writhing dragon, the inside of the cover engraved with
egrets and a stalk of iris; signed on the base with a seal
Nihon koku Kyoto no ju Komai sei beneath a dragonfly
flanked by chrysanthemums floating on a stream.
9.5cm x 6cm (3¾in x 2 3/8in). (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,200 - 7,100 461

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