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A SHIBUICHI KORO TWO INLAID CIRCULAR METAL KOGO (INCENSE BOXES)
(INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER WITH EN-SUITE COVERS
By Ikkakusai, Meiji (1868-1912) One by Shungaku and one by the Hattori Company,
or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century/early 20th century
Supported on three short, tapering feet, unadorned and hammered The first of shibuichi, the flush-fitting lid engraved and inlaid in gold and
with an uneven textured surface, with an interior en-suite removable silver high relief with a single stalk of oni yuri (tigerlily), signed on the
cylindrical silvered-metal liner, the cover pierced in the form of a base with chiselled characters Shungaku koku (carved by Shungaku),
chrysanthemum bud, signed on the base with chiselled characters 2cm x 6cm (¾in x 2 3/8in); the second larger and inset on its cover
Ikkakusai; with a wood storage box. 10.2cm (4in) high. (3). with a round shibuichi plaque engraved with white flowers and details
in katakiribori (engraving with an angled chisel emulating brushstrokes),
£1,000 - 1,500 surmounted by a silver knop in the form of a pine cone, the inside of
JPY140,000 - 210,000 the cover inscribed around the side Shibusawa Seien-o dozo kensetsu
US$1,200 - 1,900 kinen (Commemoration of the erection of a bronze statue of Mr Seien
Shibusawa [1840-1931, the 1st Viscount Shibusawa, a Japanese
industrialist]), the body carved in low relief with a rattan design,
stamped on the base jungin Hattori sei (pure silver, made by Hattori),
3.5cm x 8.2cm (1 3/8in x 3¼in). (4).

£800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$990 - 1,200

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