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3300
A PAIR OF EBONY MENUKI
By Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (1813-1892)
The large menuki carved as a pair of temple guardians, their robes decorated with tortoise shell
patterns, signed Kaigyoku
1 7/8in (4.8cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500

3301
A PAIR OF SOLID GOLD MENUKI
Edo period (19th century)
Formed as quails in millet with bird rattles
1 5/8in (4.1cm) wide
$2,000 - 3,000

3302
TWO PAIRS OF MENUKI
The second by Mitsuyuki, Edo period (19th century)
The first formed as tortoises in shakudo and copper, the eyes gold; the second as weaving
materials including a spool of thread rendered in shakudo, gold, silver and copper, signed
Mitsuyuki with a kao
1 3/8in (3.4cm) wide (the largest)
$1,800 - 2,500

3303
A PAIR OF SOLID GOLD MENUKI
Edo period (18th/19th century)
Designed as the Zen figures Kanzan and Jitoku, shown with a broom and handscroll
1 3/8in (3.5cm) wide
$1,000 - 1,500

3304
TWO PAIRS OF SHAKUDO AND GOLD MENUKI
The second by the Nakagawa workshop, Edo period (18th/19th century)
The first pair designed as insects perched on grasses; the second pair formed as pavilions
surrounded by clouds, three tiny figures at the bottom of the stairs, signed Nakagawa
1 7/8in (4/8cm) wide (the largest)
$1,400 - 1,600

3305
A PAIR OF GOTO-SCHOOL MENUKI
By Mitsunori, Edo period (18th century)
Each formed as three plovers in flight in silver, gold, and shakudo, signed Mitsunori saku
1 1/8in (2.8cm) wide
$1,000 - 1,500

3306
TWO PAIRS OF MENUKI
The second by Mitsuyoshi, Edo period (19th century)
Comprising a pair of shakudo and gold menuki formed as a trio of galloping horses; a pair of
shakudo and gold menuki of dragonflies, signed Mitsuyoshi
1 3/4in (4.4cm) wide (the largest)
$1,800 - 2,500

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