A Hamano And Omori School Fuchi-Kashira

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A Hamano And Omori School Fuchi-Kashira
The shakudo nanako base metal depicting flowers and insects in takabori, gold zogan and iroe, signed Horie Okiyoshi saku, late Edo period (19th century), with a wood box; and the Kyoto kinko fuchi-kashira with a shibuichi migaki-ji plate depicting Shinno in takabori, silver and gold zogan, signed Bokusen and kao, mid Edo period (18th century) (4)

Literature

Lundgren Collection, nos 253 and 229 respectively

Lot Essay

The artist of the first piece was the eldest son of Horie Okinari. After Okinari's death he became the master metalworker to the Hachisuka Daimyo of Awa province. The go Seiundo and Isshiken were given to him by his father.

Bokusen's designs were said to give solace to warriors.

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