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YOSHIAKI (ACTIVE EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
An inlaid silver box and cover
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
The deep oval box constructed with double walls in the form of
Hotei’s treasure sack and decorated on the cover with the deity
emerging from the interior of the sack rendered in high and sunken
relief carving and gold, silver and copper takazogan, signed Yoshiaki
and with a gold inlaid seal Hayashi 1207
4 1/8in (10.5cm) wide; 480 grams

$3,000 - 4,000
1208
HIROTO FOR THE HATTORI COMPANY (CIRCA 1900)
A silver and mixed-metal tobacco box and tray
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900
The rectangular box decorated on the top with Ariwara no Narihira
and attendants before Mount Fuji in iro-e hirazogan, kebori, and
katakiri-bori on a shibuichi ground, the sides silver and the interior
nashiji lacquer, signed Hiroto koku and sealed in gold Ko (Hiro),
stamped ginsei (silver) and with a hallmark on the bottom edge of the
box, the tray nashiji with a raised silver rim and four bracket feet in silver
With a wood storage box inscribed Gin tabako bako (Silver tobacco
box) and with the label of the Hattori Watch Company of OsakaBox:
5 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 3 1/8in (13.9 x 23.5 x 7.8cm); tray: 8 1/8 x 11 7/8 x
7/8in (20.6 x 30.3 x 2.3cm)

$6,000 - 8,000
1209 1208
KOBAYASHI CHIKAMITSU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1930-1940)
A silver and mixed metal box for confectionery
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1938
Decorated on the cover in katakiri-bori with a lotus leaf, maple leaf,
pine needles, and chrysanthemums on a shibuichi ground with
details inlaid in gilt and silver, the circular body of silvered metal,
carved all over with a basket-work design in low relief, the cover
surmounted by a finial in the form of a bamboo node, the underside
of the cover decorated with a bird in flight against a gilt ground,
signed Chikamitsu to, stamped Jungin (Pure silver) on the underside
of the box
With a wood storage box dated on the underside of the cover
July 21, 1938 and with two seals
7 3/4in (19.7cm) diameter

$4,000 - 6,000

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