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77 | JOCHIKU:
A RARE
MURAKAMI
SCHOOL
SENTOKU
KOZUKA OF
KINTARO

By Jochiku, signed Jochiku
Japan, 19th century,
Edo period (1615-1868)

Finely carved in katakiribori
and kebori depicting the
golden boy Kintaro holding
a long pole, a bat flying next
to it. Signed to the reverse
in sosho (running script)
JOCHIKU.
LENGTH 9.8 cm
WEIGHT 24 g
Condition: Good condition,
minor discoloration and
surface wear.
Provenance: British
collection, purchased from
Sotheby’s, Japanese Works
of Art, Prints & Paintings, 9
November 2006, London, lot
947 (part lot, purchased for
2.160 GBP).
Estimate EUR 600
Starting price EUR 300

78 | HAMANO
HIROYUKI: A FINE
HAMANO SCHOOL
SENTOKU KOZUKA
OF TEKKAI SENNIN
By Hamano Hiroyuki, signed
Hiroyuki
Japan, 19th century, Edo period
(1615-1868)

Finely carved in shishiabori
(sunken relief) depicting Tekkai
Sennin leaning on an inlaid
copper cane and exhaling his
soul, which is visible on the
other side. Signed on the side
HIROYUKI.
LENGTH 9.7 cm
WEIGHT 28 g

Condition: Good condition,
some discoloration and wear.
Provenance: Austrian private
collection.
Literature comparison:
Compare to a kozuka by the
same artist with the same
design in the Museum of Fine
Arts Boston, accession no.
37.814.
Estimate EUR 600
Starting price EUR 300

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