A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ITEMS

A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ITEMS
EDO AND LATER, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER

Comprising: nine small seashells and two larger ones, each painted in gold and polychrome for the kai-awase ('matching shells') game; a parcel-gilt copper menuki with prancing shishi; an iron tsuba with radiating design and a large door plate embellished with auspicious objects, 34cm max. (14)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).