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A RARE GOLD-LACQUER SHINTO CEREMONIAL KUWA (HOE) A BLACK-LACQUER KYOSOKU (ARM REST)
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid 19th century
The roiro ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e with kikyo-mon (Chinese Decorated in gold and slight-coloured takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with
bellflower crests) scattered among sprays of pine, the top and bottom highlights of e-nashiji and kirikane with a pair of ho-o birds flying above
section fitted with matching brass mounts engraved with karakusa flowering paulownia branches extending almost across the entire width
(‘Chinese grasses’); the blade gold-lacquered except the kuwaba and pine saplings, on a ground scattered with three Tosa kashiwa
(blade edge), revealing a dark steel alloy; the bottom stamped with a mon, the legs similarly lacquered, the underside of mura-nashiji;
red inventory number. 62.5cm (24 5/8in) long. unsigned. 22.3cm x 63.7cm (8¾in x 25in). (2).

£2,000 - 3,000 £1,000 - 1,500
JPY300,000 - 450,000 JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$2,700 - 4,100 US$1,400 - 2,000

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