MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED KATSUHIDE KOKU (ITO KATSUHIDE)

Ito Katsuhide was a metalworker active in Tokyo from Meiji to Showa period, apprenticed to the great metal artist, Unno Shomin (1844-1915) for 5 years from 1890. He participated in many exhibitions, including the 1900 International Exposition held in Paris and the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition held in London.