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AN ENGRAVED AND INLAID COPPER
PANEL MOUNTED ON THE ORIGINAL
WOOD PANEL AND FRAME
By Katsura Mitsuharu (1871-1962), Meiji
(1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
late 19th/early 20th century
Carved in sunken relief and katakiribori
(engraving with an angled chisel emulating
brushstrokes) with Shoki the Demon Queller
holding his enormous sack over his shoulders
and intimidating the taunting demon at his
feet, with details inlaid in gold, copper and
shakudo; signed with chiselled characters
Mitsuharu with a kao, with a wood tomobako
storage box inscribed and titled on the outside
of the lid Shoki no zu [...] gaku and the inside
signed and sealed by the artist, Furoan ni oite
Katsura Mitsuharu kizamu with seal Mitsuharu.
The panel: 27cm x 24.1cm (10 5/8in x 9½in);
the frame: 47.5cm x 36cm
(18¾in x 14 1/16in). (2).

£1,500 - 1,800
JPY220,000 - 270,000
US$2,000 - 2,400

For information regarding Katsura Mitsuharu,
please refer to the footnote to the preceding lot.

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