Six Kozuka
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Six Kozuka

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST INSCRIBED MYOJU AND WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM), THE SECOND INSCRIBED NAGATSUNA AND WITH KAO, THE THIRD INSCRIBED HAMANO NORIYUKI AND WITH KAO, THE FOURTH SIGNED YANAGAWA NAOZUMI AND WITH KAO

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Six Kozuka
Edo period (19th century), the first inscribed Myoju and with kao (cursive monogram), the second inscribed Nagatsuna and with kao, the third inscribed Hamano Noriyuki and with kao, the fourth signed Yanagawa Naozumi and with kao
Comprising an iron tsuchime-ji kozuka formed as a quiver of arrows with gold and shakudo takazogan details, signature inlaid in gold; a shibuichi migaki-ji kozuka with the Ohara maiden in iroe takazogan and kebori; a copper kozuka with the Chinese general Kan'u in shishiaibori, katakiribori and iroe takazogan; a shakudo nanako-ji kozuka with a Chinese lion in gold takazogan; a shakudo ishime-ji kozuka with a tiger carved in high relief, eyes in gold; an iron tsuchime-ji kozuka with a naginata, a fan and a bridgepost in iroe takazogan (6)
Provenance
The first, second and sixth Howard Mansfield, New York
The third and fourth Robert Hamilton Rucker, New York
The fifth Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, New York
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This lot is offered without reserve. This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.

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