19TH CENTURY
Details
A SHIPPO KOZUKA AND FOUR VARIOUS KOZUKA
19th Century
The first decorated in shippo and gilt wire with white gourds and vines, in brass case, (slight wear); a shakudo nanako kozuka decorated in takazogan with tea ceremony utensils, with signature Gyonen nanaju san sai, Horie Okinari; a shakudo kozuka carved in katakiribori with bamboo leaves, a tree in takazogan and details in gilt, sigend Arichika; a shibuichi kozuka depicting bamboo in the full moon night, the moon in gold hirazogan; and irogane ishime-ji kozuka decorated in iroe takazogan with Mt. Fuji seen from Nihonbashi, a giboshi to the right, with signature Masachika (5)
19th Century
The first decorated in shippo and gilt wire with white gourds and vines, in brass case, (slight wear); a shakudo nanako kozuka decorated in takazogan with tea ceremony utensils, with signature Gyonen nanaju san sai, Horie Okinari; a shakudo kozuka carved in katakiribori with bamboo leaves, a tree in takazogan and details in gilt, sigend Arichika; a shibuichi kozuka depicting bamboo in the full moon night, the moon in gold hirazogan; and irogane ishime-ji kozuka decorated in iroe takazogan with Mt. Fuji seen from Nihonbashi, a giboshi to the right, with signature Masachika (5)
Provenance
Lt. Col. M.E. Moss