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FIVE KOZUKA
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Three of the Goto school, the first of shibuichi, carved
with rolling waves and gilt rocks, signed Goto Junjo with a
kao; the second of shakudo nanako, inlaid with Chokwaro
Sennin and his magic horse in iroe-takazogan, signed
Goto Mitsutaka with a kao, third of shakudo nanako
inlaid with three quails among wild flowers and autumn
grasses, signed Koju (Mitsutoshi) with a kao; the fourth
of shakudo nanako, with inlaid autumn grasses including
obana (pampas grass), kuzu (kudzu vine), nadeshiko (pink),
ominaeshi (valerian), fujibakama (thoroughwort), kikyo
(Chinese bellflower), signed Suifu Ichiyoken Toshiharu;
the fifth of shakudo nanako, inlaid with Ii no Hayata and
Minamoto no Yorimasa slaying the nue, unsigned;
with four inscribed wood storage boxes. (9).
£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,000 - 1,300

Provenance
The fourth: G. H. Naunton Collection, no.1834.
The first four: Lundgren Collection, nos.53, 54,
232, 305, respectively.
The first four: purchased at Christie’s London,
18 November 1997, lots 222, 224, and 261, respectively.

Published
The fourth: Henri L. Joly, Japanese Sword Fittings,
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of G. H.
Naunton, Reading, Tokio Printing Co., 1912, no.1834.
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FIVE SOFT-METAL FUCHI
121 Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The first of shibuichi, with a garden lantern by a pine tree
in relief, signed Hamano Yasuyuki; the second of shakudo
nanako, inlaid with a family of five chickens, signed
Shokatei Motohiro with a kao; the third of shibuichi, inlaid
with demons transporting a bell in water, signed Kikugawa
Nanpo kocho with a seal; the fourth of shakudo nanako,
with demons among clouds, signed Nomura Masamitsu
with a kao; the fifth of shibuichi with reeds on a stream,
signed Sekienshi Tsuchiya Yasuchika; with three inscribed
wood storage boxes. (8).

£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,000 - 1,300

Provenance
The third: H. Seymour Trower Collection.
Lundgren Collection, nos.222, 107, 263, 243,
122 and 257, respectively.
Purchased at Christie’s London, 18 November 1997,
lot 150 (partial lot).

Published
The third: Henri L. Joly, Catalogue of the H. Seymour Trower
Collection of Japanese Art, London,
Glendining and Co. Ltd., 1913, pl.XXXII, no.1695.

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