Lot Essay
Gyokudofuki (yu tang fu gui) means "May your noble house be blessed with wealth and honor".
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Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Katsuhiro (Kagawa Katsuhiro; 1853-1917)
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A soft-metal-inlaid shibuichi and gold tobacco pipe
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Katsuhiro (Kagawa Katsuhiro; 1853-1917)
The shibuichi bowl and mouth-piece decorated in silver and gold inlays and incised with a peony branch, orchid and crabapple, the bowl incised gyokudofuki zu (Design with peony, orchid and crabapple), applied with bamboo shaft, signature on mouth-piece
8 in. (20.3 cm.) long
Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Katsuhiro (Kagawa Katsuhiro; 1853-1917)
The shibuichi bowl and mouth-piece decorated in silver and gold inlays and incised with a peony branch, orchid and crabapple, the bowl incised gyokudofuki zu (Design with peony, orchid and crabapple), applied with bamboo shaft, signature on mouth-piece
8 in. (20.3 cm.) long