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AN INLAID SHAKUDO SQUAT GLOBULAR
KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER
By Toshishige for the Nogawa Company, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Delicately inlaid and worked in chiselled relief of gold, silver, shibuichi
and bronze with sprays of flowering chrysanthemums draping across
the body, the cover crisply carved and pierced with a mass of densely
overlapping chrysanthemum blossoms, applied with silver rims; the
base signed with chiselled characters Toshishige koku beneath the
mark of the Nogawa Company. 11.5cm x 14cm (4½in x 5½in). (3).
£3,000 - 4,000
JPY450,000 - 610,000
US$4,100 - 5,400
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AN INLAID BRONZE SLENDER CYLINDRICAL VASE
By the Nogawa Company of Kyoto, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The front of the body worked in silver low relief inlay with the tall stems
and leaves of bamboo; signed on the base with the seal mark of the
Nogawa Company. 26cm (10¼in) high.
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,600 - 2,500
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