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414 414*
A LARGE RECTANGULAR INLAID
415 SILVER BOX AND COVER
252 | BONHAMS By Kobayashi Bikyo for the Mitsukoshi
Company, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The cover inset with a rectangular shibuichi
plaque decorated in katakiribori (engraving
with an angled chisel emulating brushstrokes)
and low relief of gold, silver, shakuko and
shibuichi inlay with a large peony blossom and
bud, the interior and underside of polished
wood, the cover signed with chiselled
characters Bikyo koku and Bi enclosed within
a circular seal of gold flat inlay, the underside
stamped Mitsukoshi sei and Jungin (Pure
Silver) with a wood storage box. 9.5cm x
27cm x 19.2cm (3¾in x 10 5/8in x 7½in). (3).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY280,000 - 410,000
US$2,500 - 3,700

Although the name Bikyo appears not to be
recorded, the second character of his name,
Kyo, suggests that he was a pupil of the famous
metalworker Tsukada Shukyo (1848-1918).

415*
A RECTANGULAR INLAID-SILVER
BOX AND COVER
By Shinkyo, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The cover inset with a shuichi and shakudo
plaque decorated in low relief of silver, shakudo
and shibuichi with delicate details picked out
in katakiribori (engraving with an angled chisel
emulating brushstrokes) and inlaid in gold flat
relief, depicting a dimly lit thatched hut nestled
behind a large pine tree on the banks of a lake
in the foreground, the full moon in the distance,
the interior and underside of dark plain wood,
signed with chiselled characters Shinkyo with a
seal. 5cm x 13.8cm x 10cm
(2in x 5 3/8in x 3 15/16in). (2).

£1,500 - 1,800
JPY210,000 - 250,000
US$1,900 - 2,200

Although the relationship between Shinkyo
and the famous metalworker Tsukada Shukyo
(1848-1918) appears not to be recorded, both
the refinement of his work and the second
character of his name, Kyo, suggest that he
was a pupil of Shukyo.

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