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AFTER SHUNMEI HOGEN A SET OF KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLE) A MITOKOROMONO (SET OF KOZUKA,
Edo period (1615-1868) AND KOGAI (SKEWER) KOGAI, AND MENUKI)
or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
A set of kozuka and fuchi-gashira, shakudo Of shakudo nanako, the reverse of the The kozuka and kogai of shakudo nanako,
ishimeji, chiselled in relief and with details in kozuka and the blade of the kogai shakudo the reverses of both shakudo migakiji with
gold, silver, and copper, depicting Nihonbashi migakiji, the kozuka and the handle of the nekogaki (‘cat scratches’), the kozuka with
Bridge and Mount Fuji in compositions loosely kogai with flush silver inlay and relief inlay of a gold kojiri, the kozuka and the handle of
based on the 100 Views of Edo by Hiroshige, shakudo and gold each depicting a pair of the kogai chiselled and inlaid in relief of gold,
the fuchi-gashira with signature Shunmei oshidori (mandarin ducks), sasa (bamboo shakudo, and shibuichi with dragons and
Hogen and with a kao, the kozuka chiselled grass), and other plants; with a fitted wood clouds, the menuki of gilt metal, each chiselled
with a New Year poem about Nihonbashi and storage box. (3). and modelled as a dragon; with a fitted wood
an inlaid seal Jippo-o; with a wood storage storage box. (5).
box. (4). £1,000 - 1,500
JPY190,000 - 290,000 £1,500 - 2,000
£1,000 - 1,500 US$1,300 - 2,000 JPY290,000 - 390,000
JPY190,000 - 290,000 US$2,000 - 2,600
US$1,300 - 2,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. SAMURAI · SNOW · SPECTACLE | 103