EDO PERIOD (18TH/19TH CENTURY)

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A GROUP OF FIVE UNUSUAL KOZUKA
Edo period (18th/19th Century)
Shakudo nanako ground, gilt sides, decorated in gold, silver, lead, shibuichi and shell with a deer seated beneath a maple tree ,with incised signature on the reverse Hokkyo Korin tsukuru [made by Hokkyo Korin]; ivory ground, decoration in gold hiramaki-e with two rats running; dark wood ground, decorated in gold takamaki-e and gold with mountains, with gold hiramaki-e signature on the reverse Yoyusai Hara Kozan sha [copied by Yoyusai Hara Kozan] and with signature for the design on the front Tan'yu zu [pictured by Tan'yu]; brass ground, the reverse shakudo with incised crackled ice designs, decorated in ivory and ebony with a tiny rat in ebony sitting on a large ivory fish; black lacquer ground, decorated in wood, silver and lead with a group of carpenter's tools: saw, hammer and chisel, gilt metal fitting around the mouth (5)

Provenance

The first, G.A. Lee and C.P. Peak Collections
The second and fifth, C.P. Peak Collection
The third, J. Tregaskis and C.P. Peak Collections
The fourth, Ransom Collection

Literature

The first, Henri L. Joly and K. Tomita, Japanese Art and Handicraft: Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross (London, 1916), no. 1212, pl. CLIX

Exhibited

The first, Red Cross Exhibition, 1915

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The first is a rare example of a sword-fitting decorated in the style associated with the great painter and lacquerer Ogata Korin (1658-1716) and possibly made during his lifetime or shortly thereafter. The use of lead and shell overlay is also seen in Korin lacquers.

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