Lot Essay
For the Shiba Onko Story, see lot 90.
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EDO PERIOD (17TH/19TH CENTURY)
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A KOZUKA WITH AN INLAID COMPASS AND SEVEN OTHERS
Edo period (17th/19th century)
A shakudo-nanako kozuka inlaid in silver and gold with a farmer tying up a bundle of scouring rushes and inlaid with a compass; a silver kozuka inlaid with a fugu, a swordfish and a stem of bamboo, signed Hidemasa ; a shibuichi kozuka carved and inlaid with a sumo wrestler looking up at a butterfly; a pale shibuichi kozuka inlaid with sea shells and water plantain, with signature Natsuo with a kao; a kozuka with gilt back and frame, the plate decorated with the story of Shiba Onko; a brass kozuka inlaid with two rats interfering with a rice cake placed on a sanpodai [small table] as a New Year's offering to the household gods; and an iron kozuka inlaid in silver, copper and sentoku with a travelling hat on a branch of blossoming plum (8)
Edo period (17th/19th century)
A shakudo-nanako kozuka inlaid in silver and gold with a farmer tying up a bundle of scouring rushes and inlaid with a compass; a silver kozuka inlaid with a fugu, a swordfish and a stem of bamboo, signed Hidemasa ; a shibuichi kozuka carved and inlaid with a sumo wrestler looking up at a butterfly; a pale shibuichi kozuka inlaid with sea shells and water plantain, with signature Natsuo with a kao; a kozuka with gilt back and frame, the plate decorated with the story of Shiba Onko; a brass kozuka inlaid with two rats interfering with a rice cake placed on a sanpodai [small table] as a New Year's offering to the household gods; and an iron kozuka inlaid in silver, copper and sentoku with a travelling hat on a branch of blossoming plum (8)
Provenance
The second, T.B. Blow Collection
The third, sixth and seventh, C.P. Peak Collections
The fifth, Gilbertson Collection
The third, sixth and seventh, C.P. Peak Collections
The fifth, Gilbertson Collection
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.
Sale room notice
Please note this lot contains SEVEN kozuka.