Lot Essay
Aoki Harutsura was born in 1805 and was the son of a preparatory worker. He first learnt metalwork with his father and later became a student of Kawasaki Kagaharu.
Details
Four Pairs of Menuki
Formed as three oxen, detail in gold zogan, unsigned, late Muromachi period (16th century), with a wood box; Goto, shakudo depicting the Battle of the Uji River, Kajiwara no Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna, katabori and gold iroe, unsigned, mid Edo period (18th century), with a wood box; Mito School, shakudo depicting poppies on foliage in katabori, details in gold zogan, unsigned, late Edo period (19th century); and Aoki Harutsura, shakudo depicting a tiger attacking a karako in katabori, details in gold and silver zogan, signed Aoki Harutsura, late Edo period (19th century) (8)
Formed as three oxen, detail in gold zogan, unsigned, late Muromachi period (16th century), with a wood box; Goto, shakudo depicting the Battle of the Uji River, Kajiwara no Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna, katabori and gold iroe, unsigned, mid Edo period (18th century), with a wood box; Mito School, shakudo depicting poppies on foliage in katabori, details in gold zogan, unsigned, late Edo period (19th century); and Aoki Harutsura, shakudo depicting a tiger attacking a karako in katabori, details in gold and silver zogan, signed Aoki Harutsura, late Edo period (19th century) (8)
Literature
Lundgren Collection, nos 231, 236, 311 and 279 respectively