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467
A SILVER AND CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL
MOUNTED TANTO
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
The blade of hira-zukuri form, engraved
with pine, prunus and bamboo; the saya
(scabbard) and tsuka (hilt) of silver, cast
with scrolling foliage and flowerheads, inlaid
with a butterfly, an exotic bird and various
flowers and fruit, including pomegranates,
chrysanthemums and peonies, in coloured
enamel; the kozuka similarly inlaid with
scrolling formalised flowers and tendrils;
unsigned. Total length 38.1cm (15in).
£3,000 - 4,000
JPY450,000 - 600,000
US$4,200 - 5,700
468
A SILVER STAND
IN THE FORM OF TWO COILED DRAGONS
By Gyokuryuken Sanmi, Meiji era
(1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising a silver okimono of a pair of
three-clawed dragons whose writhing bodies
are entwined, emerging with their heads
appearing at one end, forming a large oval
composition; signed on the base Gyokuryuken
Sanmi within a long silver rectangular reserve.
12.6cm x 22cm (5in x 8 5/8in).
£3,000 - 5,000
JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$4,200 - 7,100

469 *
A PAIR OF INLAID SILVER
BALUSTER VASES
By Yoshihisa and Shigemitsu,
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
early 20th century
Each vase decorated in kebori and carved in
low relief with details of gold, shibuichi and
shakudo flat inlay, one with three sparrows or
Java sparrows flying in a diagonal formation
above flowering azalea growing on a precipice
with water shown cascading down, the other
vase with a pair of quails standing among
shrubs of chrysanthemums, the rocks in the
foreground picked out in light katakiribori
(engraving with an angled chisel emulating
brushstrokes), each vase signed on the
reverse Yoshihisa koku and stamped on the
base Jungin (Pure silver) and Shigemitsu with
a kao; with two separate wood stands and
a wooden storage box inscribed Gin kabin
(Silver vases).
Each vase 24.3cm (9 5/8in) high. (5).

£5,000 - 6,000
467 JPY760,000 - 910,000
US$7,100 - 8,500

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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