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A GROUP OF TEN KANAMONO (METAL FITTINGS) A GROUP OF 13 KANAMONO (METAL FITTINGS)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Comprising an oval shibuichi clasp with a carver working on the Comprising a clasp fashioned from a silver ichibu coin; a silver clasp
head of a nio sculpture in takabori and gold and silver takazogan; formed as Hotei reclining; a shakudo clasp formed as Kan’u by a
a rectangular shibuichi clasp with Enma-O with a fishing rod and bridge post, decorated in iro-e takazogan; a figure with a sack over
basket in gold and shakudo takazogan and takabori; a shibuichi his shoulder riding a horse through waves in copper and shakudo
clasp formed as a reclining monkey trainer and his monkey, gilt takazogan; a shinchu menuki formed as a pair of Kyogen masks;
details; three oval shakudo panels, two with sailing vessels before a shakudo menuki formed as a branch of mandarin oranges,
Mount Fuji and one with a pheasant beneath a cherry tree, all in decorated in gold and silver takazogan, fitted as a brooch; a pair of
iro-e takazogan; a shibuichi clasp formed as an elephant and two shibuichi menuki formed as poem cards with a swordsmith at work
Chinese boys in silver, gold, and shakudo takazogan; three single and an entertainer before a courtier, all in katakiri-bori, indistinctly
menuki formed as a coiling snake, a group of puppies and a group of signed [] [] Harukawa and with a kao; a shakudo menuki formed as
butterflies, all in iro-e takazogan (10) Hotei in his treasure sack, decorated in gold and copper takazogan;
2 3/8in (6cm) wide, the largest a shakudo menuki formed as a writhing dragon, with gold highlights;
a menuki formed as a flying crane in shakudo and gold; a shakudo
$800 - 1,200 menuki formed as a tethered horse; a cloisonné-enamel and gilt
menuki formed as a spray of blossoms and tendrils (13)
1 7/8in (4.7cm) wide (the largest)
$700 - 900
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