Lot Essay
For another nail cover of identical decoration see George Kuwayama. Shippo, The Art of Enameling in Japan (Los Angeles: Far Eastern Council of the Los Angeles Art Museum, 1987), no. 8
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AN ENAMELLED GILT BRONZE WALL ORNAMENT
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY)
The kugikakushi, or decorative cover for a nail head, of bronze cast in the form of a paulownia spray, the veins of the leaf and the buds of the flowers applied with champlevé enamel in dark green, the surface of the leaves stippled--3¼ x 3 3/8in. (8.4 x 8.6cm.), mounted on a shaped wood base
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY)
The kugikakushi, or decorative cover for a nail head, of bronze cast in the form of a paulownia spray, the veins of the leaf and the buds of the flowers applied with champlevé enamel in dark green, the surface of the leaves stippled--3¼ x 3 3/8in. (8.4 x 8.6cm.), mounted on a shaped wood base