A PAIR OF HAMANO SCHOOL MENUKI

MID EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), WITH ATTRIBUTION INSCRIBED SIGNED ON TANZAKU HAMANO NORIYUKI AND WITH KAO

Details

A PAIR OF HAMANO SCHOOL MENUKI
mid edo period (18th century), with attribution inscribed signed on tanzaku hamano noriyuki and with kao
The pair of shakudo menuki representing two Chinese figures, the faces inlaid in shibuichi and silver respectively, the details of robes and head gear in gilt, one holding a staff
Height 1.5/8in. (4.1cm.), thickness 5.5mm. each (2)

Exhibited

Mikimoto Hall, Mikimoto Ginza, Tokyo, 1980.3.14--23

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Ando Satsuo, Kodogu/The World of Sword Furnishings: Fittings from the Collection of Raymond Bushell (Tokyo: Mikimoto, 1980), no. 62.