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AN ASSOCIATED MITOKOROMONO                                          A PAIR OF GOLD MENUKI OF SHISHI
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century                           Probably Goto school, Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising a Shonai copper sukashi tsuba pierced in the form        Each shown running, one looking up, the other with head turned back,
of two oxen with rope halters, their eyes of brass, unsigned,       unsigned; with a wood storage box.
7.7cm (3 1/8in); a Goto-school copper kozuka inlaid with a running  2.8cm (1 1/8in) wide each. (3).
ox in shakudo takazogan, signed Teijo with a kao; and a pair of
Mino-Goto menuki, each in the form of a running ox, unsigned;       £800 - 1,000
with a fitted black-lacquered storage box. (5).                     JPY110,000 - 140,000
                                                                    US$990 - 1,200
£4,000 - 5,000
JPY550,000 - 690,000
US$5,000 - 6,200

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