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ONE BRONZE AND ONE SILVER OKIMONO OF TWO CARPS
By Yamakawa Koji II (1860-1930) or III (1884-1938), Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 20th century
Each naturalistically rendered in a swimming attitude with its fins
threshing the water, the details on the bodies, fins, gills and tails finely
incised, the eyes inlaid in gilt with dark pupils, the silver carp signed
on its belly Yamakawa Koji within a rectangular reserve; with a large
natural wood stand. Each carp: 29.5cm (11 5/8in) long; the stand:
66cm (26in) long. (3).

£2,500 - 3,000
JPY370,000 - 450,000
US$3,300 - 4,000
Yamakawa Koji was the name used by three generations of prominent
family of artists working in the Kaga metalworking tradition, from the
late Edo period to the early Showa era.
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A PAIR OF BRONZE CARP
By Nobumitsu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Each naturalistically cast with its body slightly curved to the right,
balanced on its fins and its tail thrashing in the water, its eyes
double-inlaid with gilt and black pupils; each signed on one pelvic fin
Nobumitsu within an oval reserve. The larger carp: 25cm (9 7/8in) long;
the smaller carp: 21.5cm (8½in) long. (2).
£1,500 - 1,800
JPY220,000 - 270,000
US$2,000 - 2,400
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