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TWO SILVER INLAID A SILVER CARVED AN INLAID SHIBUICHI PLAQUE
RECTANGULAR BOXES RECTANGULAR FRAME Meiji era (1868-1912),
One by Toyohiro and one by Shuei, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The plaque engraved and carved in
late 19th/early 20th century Carved with a pair of confronting dragons katakiribori (engraving with an angled chisel
Each box with a hinged cover and plain wood writhed around the opposite poles of a torii emulating brushstrokes) depicting Kannon
interior, the first decorated in silver and copper gate, the left side applied in relief with an Bosatsu seated cross-legged on a rocky
low relief with a large flowering rose and bud, aoi-mon and the top applied with a plaque ledge, a vase with a willow branch resting
signed with chiselled characters Toyohiro; the enclosing the inscription Dai Nihon; unsigned. behind, inscribed with added signature
second box similarly decorated with a pair of 24cm x 18.7cm (9½in x 7 3/8in). Katsuhiro saku, within a painted wood mount,
swans gliding on a lotus pond; signed with the simulated futai (hanging strips) decorated
chiselled characters Shuei with seal. £800 - 1,000 with scrolling patterns, the jo and ge (top
Each box approx. 8cm x 22.2cm x 14.7cm JPY120,000 - 150,000 and bottom strips) sections decorated with
(3 1/8in x 8¾in x 5¾in). (2). US$1,000 - 1,300 clouds and the borders with pine; with a
wood storage box with inscription Kagawa
£1,000 - 1,500 Katsuhiro saku kincho Yoryu Kannon no
JPY150,000 - 220,000 zu (Metalwork picture of Willow Kannon by
US$1,300 - 2,000 Kagawa Katsuhiro).
50.7cm x 12.2cm (19 7/8in x 4¾in). (2).
£500 - 600
JPY73,000 - 87,000
US$650 - 780

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