SIGNED CHINKEI, MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE
Signed Chinkei, Meiji Period (19th Century)
The lacquered wood disc decorated in gold and iroe takamakie, and ceramic inlay with an egret among lotus and reeds, the wooden bowl decorated in black hiramakie with a continuous band of stylised lotus petal; three metal ojime modelled as a terrapin, an oni seated with a pipe and a lotus pod with a frog; another of coral modelled as a cicada; another of wood modelled as a bamboo node with a snail in metal takazogan, signed Hashikazu; and another of oval shape in gold lacquer with a crayfish and a plaice
The netsuke 16in. (4cm.) diam. (7)
Signed Chinkei, Meiji Period (19th Century)
The lacquered wood disc decorated in gold and iroe takamakie, and ceramic inlay with an egret among lotus and reeds, the wooden bowl decorated in black hiramakie with a continuous band of stylised lotus petal; three metal ojime modelled as a terrapin, an oni seated with a pipe and a lotus pod with a frog; another of coral modelled as a cicada; another of wood modelled as a bamboo node with a snail in metal takazogan, signed Hashikazu; and another of oval shape in gold lacquer with a crayfish and a plaice
The netsuke 16in. (4cm.) diam. (7)