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A SWAN KOZUKA AND ANOTHER KOZUKA BY MASAYOSHI
A shakudo nanako kozuka depicting a swan in iroe takazogan upon waves in silver and gilt, with signature Yoshioka Inaba no suke; and another, shakudo ishime inlaid with a lily in shakudo, silver and gold, in the style of the Murakami school, signed Masayoshi (2)
A shakudo nanako kozuka depicting a swan in iroe takazogan upon waves in silver and gilt, with signature Yoshioka Inaba no suke; and another, shakudo ishime inlaid with a lily in shakudo, silver and gold, in the style of the Murakami school, signed Masayoshi (2)
Provenance
The second, G.H. Naunton and W.L. Behrens Collections
Literature
The second, Henri L. Joly and K. Tomita, Japanese Art and Handicraft: Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross (London, 1916), no. 1221, pl CLX and Henri L. Joly, W. L. Behrens Collection, pt. III, Sword-fittings (London, 1912), no. 766, pl. VI
Exhibited
The second, Red Cross Exhibition, 1915
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.