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A SILVER PRESENTATION VASE In Shinto belief, hemp symbolize sanctity and purity and play
MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED ITO very important role. Often seen during the ritual ceremony at
KATSUHIDE KINKOKU (CARVED BY ITO KATSUHIDE) shrines, sacred staff with paper streamers (nusa) and the garments for
Of high-shouldered ovoid form, inlaid in gold takazogan, hirazogan Imperial Enthronement rituals are known to be made out of hemp.
and finely incised and carved in katagiri-bori and shishiai-bori with
Ito Katsuhide was a metalworker active in Tokyo from Meiji to
branches of hemp on front and reverse sides, applied with gold
sixteen-petal chrysanthemum crests of the Imperial Household on the Showa period, apprenticed to the great metal artist, Unno Shomin
neck, the signature and stamp jungin (pure silver) on base (1844-1915) for 5 years from 1890. He participated in many
12¬ in. (32.1 cm.) high exhibitions, including the 1900 International Exposition held in
Paris and the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition held in London.
$12,000-15,000
