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AN INLAID RECTANGULAR SILVER AND 413
SIMULATED BASKETWORK BOX AND
COVER WITH EN-SUITE TRAY
By Biko, Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
late 19th/early 20th century
The cover inset with a silver panel engraved
with a creeper-clad pine tree in katakiri
(engraving with an angled chisel emulating
brushstrokes) and kebori (plain line engraving)
with slight details in flat relief of gold, the
sides carved to simulate basketwork, the
interior of plain black lacquer, signed with
chiselled characters Biko koku, the detachable
rectangular tray similarly carved with a
basketwork design around the sides; with a
wood storage box. The box 5.7cm x 14.8cm
x 10.8cm (2¼in x 5 7/8in x 4¼in); the tray
19.7cm x 15.5cm (7¾in x 6 1/8in). (4).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY140,000 - 210,000
US$1,200 - 1,900

413*
AN INLAID PEAR-SHAPED SILVER VASE
The vase manufactured by Tomofumi and
decorated by Yamaguchi Issho/Kazuteru
(1876-circa 1930), Unno Kiyoshi (1844-1956)
and Ito Masami (active circa 1920), Taisho era
(1912-1926), early 20th century
Engraved and worked in shakuko and
shibuichi high relief with five bats in flight,
signed with chiselled characters beneath one
bat Issho sen (Yamaguchi Issho), another
signed Katsunobu with a kao; three bats
enclosed within fan-shaped cartouches, each
signed respectively Kiyoshi to (probably by
Unno Kiyoshi), Masami with seal Masami
(probably by Ito Masami) and Yoshi[...],
stamped on the base Tomofumi/Chibun with a
kao; with a wood storage box.
19.7cm (7¾in) high. (2).

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY410,000 - 550,000
US$3,700 - 5,000

For Yamaguchi Kazuteru or Issho, please refer
to the footnote to lot 404.

The third son of Unno Shomin (1844-1915),
Unno Kiyoshi (1884-1956) trained under his
father and graduated from the Metalwork
Department of Tokyo Art School in 1911. He
first exhibited publicly at the Tokyo Taisho
Exposition in 1914 and from 1928 showed
regularly at the Teiten, Shinbunten and later
national art exhibitions, as well as teaching
at Tokyo Art School and its successor, Tokyo
University of the Arts, until his death. He was
designated a National Living Treasure in 1955.

Ito Masami (active circa 1920) was born in
Tokyo the son of Takeda Nobutoshi and was
later adopted by Ito Katsumi (1829-1910),
becoming his successor.

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